2| We live in a time where the myths of old are no longer culturally resonant. We live in a society with no coming of age ritual. A society without myths or ritual is not a culture.
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3| Our society has lost its way, today’s mythic idols are an accidental byproduct of systems designed to maximize consumption. Not individual fulfillment.
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4| There is a metaphysical-shaped hole in modern lives due to the collapse of culturally resonating myths; being filled by scientism and political causes.
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5| The old myths incorporated culturally resonant symbols: tools; landscapes; hunts What guidance do these give us in a digital landscape? While possible to derive meaning from old myths, they are without cultural resonance.
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6| Technology is the most resonant symbol in this society. Technology is a concept. Technology is the set of tools. We live in a time where the most widely used tool is not incorporated into the central mythology. Technology must be woven into new myths.
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7| The tool is evolving at an increasingly rapid rate, which means that the new myths must incorporate the concept of technology as an evolving entity, that we coexist with. A force in nature.
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8| People live in fear of technology, and are increasingly concerned about their relationship to it, and what it means for the future of their lives, and the future of life in general. There is no cultural consensus regarding technology. This needs to change.
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9| The lack of incorporation of technology into myth, is the cause of fear.
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10| The new type of myth to guide us through the Infotech Renaissance will convey a behavioral and philosophical ideal of which to orient ourselves to, in an environment of accelerating technological change, while illuminating the path to remain in tune with the natural order.
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Also I am curious, did this thinking stem from Yuval Noah Harari or elsewhere?
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Stemmed from listening to a Joseph Campbell talk and understanding how important my own shamanic experience in my life has been. Realized very few others have had this type of ritual experience. I read Sapiens but quite honestly I felt Harari cherry-picked quite a lot.
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Some have found a technology-myth to believe in, eternal life/consciousness. However, it doesn’t appeal to the masses - only equal progress on consciousness does, a myth that could bring us together - but require to reduce inequality through regulation or new incentives.
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