What’s masterful is that he’s equally pouring scorn on financial industry psychopathy and SJW idiocy, while being sufficiently indirect that a casual reader could miss either or both
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Venkat is more in touch with his pop culture influences and the Asimov/Harry Seldon angle is very fascinating. I think it's probably basically Ortega y Gasset (History as a System and Revolt of the Masses in particular) but I've never see him actually reference that.
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but ultimately I never understand their stuff in pure intellect mode either and have to step back, twist my head around, and re-read all the time too.
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I can see the Venkat influences, but how was David influenced by Bob Dylan?
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he would probably say that he isn't. I'll leave it as a riddle.
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Influences aside, you may find Sartre's nausea a useful bridge between Dylanesque and Buddhist phenomenology. It's the low road between east and west where Emerson/Whitman are the high road. This old guest post on Ribbonfarm gets at bothhttps://www.ribbonfarm.com/2012/05/17/discussion-note-sartres-nausea-vs-future-nausea/ …
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a truly Buddhist approach would be walking the middle path... (I'll see myself out)
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I set out on the Road to the Western Lands, myself. I don't recommend it. It is by definition the most dangerous road in the world.
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