Visakan Veerasamy

Yeah, I've thought about this a lot and I've encountered it myself back then and even now sometimes. And I find that what I find myself often saying is that there are assumptions buried in culture that people just internalize from their upbringing, from wider society or whatever. And the idea of deserving is very tricky stuff. I think there's this implicit sense that

So it's like status hierarchies and concepts of royalty even. And it goes back all the way to our founding, our earliest myths, mythology. And if you go back... And you can actually look at Disney movies and even superhero movies or whatever. And it's like, oh, you have to be a prince or a princess to be able to have agency. And... And that's like bestowed from... It's implied.

So it's like status hierarchies and concepts of royalty even. And it goes back all the way to our founding, our earliest myths, mythology. And if you go back... And you can actually look at Disney movies and even superhero movies or whatever. And it's like, oh, you have to be a prince or a princess to be able to have agency. And... And that's like bestowed from... It's implied.

So it's like status hierarchies and concepts of royalty even. And it goes back all the way to our founding, our earliest myths, mythology. And if you go back... And you can actually look at Disney movies and even superhero movies or whatever. And it's like, oh, you have to be a prince or a princess to be able to have agency. And... And that's like bestowed from... It's implied.

It's like you're the chosen one. You're the divine, whatever. So everyone else is just... You're meant to be a peasant, basically. And these intuitions still remain in modernity. And the way I put it is like, I'm not special that I get to be serious. Anyone can do it. It's there for the taking. And it's just, I guess, maybe there might have been some...

It's like you're the chosen one. You're the divine, whatever. So everyone else is just... You're meant to be a peasant, basically. And these intuitions still remain in modernity. And the way I put it is like, I'm not special that I get to be serious. Anyone can do it. It's there for the taking. And it's just, I guess, maybe there might have been some...

It's like you're the chosen one. You're the divine, whatever. So everyone else is just... You're meant to be a peasant, basically. And these intuitions still remain in modernity. And the way I put it is like, I'm not special that I get to be serious. Anyone can do it. It's there for the taking. And it's just, I guess, maybe there might have been some...

validity to those old heuristics in ancient times. But, you know, and, like, one analogy I would use is, like, it used to be that if you wanted to have your own TV show or a podcast or whatever, you basically had to go through the gatekeepers of traditional media. And back then, producing video was a very expensive thing to do. And so it was highly resource-intensive.

validity to those old heuristics in ancient times. But, you know, and, like, one analogy I would use is, like, it used to be that if you wanted to have your own TV show or a podcast or whatever, you basically had to go through the gatekeepers of traditional media. And back then, producing video was a very expensive thing to do. And so it was highly resource-intensive.

validity to those old heuristics in ancient times. But, you know, and, like, one analogy I would use is, like, it used to be that if you wanted to have your own TV show or a podcast or whatever, you basically had to go through the gatekeepers of traditional media. And back then, producing video was a very expensive thing to do. And so it was highly resource-intensive.

And, like, whoever had the cameras back then or, like, you know, that whole operation... You would need to justify things to them. You would need to, oh, I'm going to do a show that's going to make this much money or it's going to grow this much audience or whatever.

And, like, whoever had the cameras back then or, like, you know, that whole operation... You would need to justify things to them. You would need to, oh, I'm going to do a show that's going to make this much money or it's going to grow this much audience or whatever.

And, like, whoever had the cameras back then or, like, you know, that whole operation... You would need to justify things to them. You would need to, oh, I'm going to do a show that's going to make this much money or it's going to grow this much audience or whatever.

And now with YouTube and iPhones or whatever, even the cheapest phones, anyone can record anything and upload it for basically free anytime. But that has been true for a decade at least. And yet people still think, We always use our old intuitions. So the present reality that we live in, culturally, is always like 30 to 50 years behind.

And now with YouTube and iPhones or whatever, even the cheapest phones, anyone can record anything and upload it for basically free anytime. But that has been true for a decade at least. And yet people still think, We always use our old intuitions. So the present reality that we live in, culturally, is always like 30 to 50 years behind.

And now with YouTube and iPhones or whatever, even the cheapest phones, anyone can record anything and upload it for basically free anytime. But that has been true for a decade at least. And yet people still think, We always use our old intuitions. So the present reality that we live in, culturally, is always like 30 to 50 years behind.

There was a time where as a parent, if your son is trying to, let's say, wear fancy clothes, you would be protecting him by telling him, don't do that. The Baron has a temper. He doesn't like to see anyone other than royals dress up. He's going to kill you. And so they are protecting you by saying those things. But that's no longer true.

There was a time where as a parent, if your son is trying to, let's say, wear fancy clothes, you would be protecting him by telling him, don't do that. The Baron has a temper. He doesn't like to see anyone other than royals dress up. He's going to kill you. And so they are protecting you by saying those things. But that's no longer true.

There was a time where as a parent, if your son is trying to, let's say, wear fancy clothes, you would be protecting him by telling him, don't do that. The Baron has a temper. He doesn't like to see anyone other than royals dress up. He's going to kill you. And so they are protecting you by saying those things. But that's no longer true.

But it's like that story of the five monkeys beating each other because they used to get electrocuted. So yeah, culture evolves very slowly relative to technology.