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153 - Burning Man VR x IRL with Caveat Magister, Naomi Most, and Raven Mitch Mignano
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This week we bring together Burning Manâs resident philosopher Caveat Magister (the author of The Scene That Became Cities, from Penguin Random House) together with anarchist community organizer Naomi Most of Noisebridge and Playa trickster historian Mitch Mignano for a conversation about the festivalâs uneasy but remarkable transition into virtuality â and how holdouts worldwide persisted in âIRLâ celebrations that preserved the face-to-face community and presence Burning Man cannot yet replicate online.
This discussion was a total treat, and covered everything from complex systems and the evolution of the city to the new and strange ontologies emerging in the blue light of our screen-bound era.
âą Was Burning Man always just a physicalized version of the World Wide Web? Or is its power and uniqueness in precisely how it ISNâT?
âą Is Burning Man a kind of virtual reality already, or â like VR â just a not-entirely-successful effort to screen out the world that creates it?
âą What is the value of culture for cultureâs sake, and why should we protect the efforts for it?
âą Is Black Rock City pointless, or is it an engine for teaching Applied ExistentialismâŠor both, and more?
âą What happened at the in-person Burning Man(s) this year, when people still decided they would gather during a pandemic?
This episode is dedicated to the memory of James Oroc.
Writing and videos we mention in this episode:
*** The Case of the Missing Man by Caveat Magister (Read the whole series!) ***
The Garden of Forking Memes by Aaron Z. Lewis
William Irwin Thompson in 1975 x Burning Man 2013 Through Google Glass [video]
Transformational Festivals are a Symptom of Dissociation by MG
Giving Into Astonishment: Scenes from Burning Manâs American Dream by MG
If you believe in the value of this show and want to see it thrive, please send your friends to this page and encourage them to support Future Fossils on Patreon. Patrons gain access to over twenty secret episodes, unreleased music, our book club, and whatever else spills out of my overactive imagination. Weâd love to have you in our thriving little Discord server, if youâre interested in meeting other members of our awesome scene. And if youâre up for helping edit Future Fossils Podcast transcripts, youâre my hero! Please drop me a line at futurefossilspodcast@gmail.com.
Intro music in this episode is âValles Marinerisâ from my Martian Arts EP. Outro music is an early mix of âYou Donât Have To Move,â from my forthcoming/in-progress album The Age of Reunion.
Dig deeper into these related Future Fossils episodes:
25 â DADARA on Art, Virtual Realities, and Flow States
31 â Mitch Altman of Noisebridge on Hacking Life for Fun & Profit
41 â Hannah Faith Yata on Art, Wilderness, and Rebellion
55 â âCreativity and Catastropheâ at Palenque Norte, Burning Man 2017
61 â Jamaica Stevens on Crisis, Rebirth, and Transformation
71 â JF Martel on Sequels & Simulacra
76 â âTechnology as Psychedelic Parentingâ at Palenque Norte, Burning Man 2017
96 â Malena Grosz on Community-Led Party Culture vs. Corporate âNightlifeâ
100 â The Teafaerie on DMT, Transhumanism, and What To Do With All of Godâs Attention
Enjoy and thanks for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/futurefossils.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a public episode. If youâd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe
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Manage episode 272853082 series 2407639
This week we bring together Burning Manâs resident philosopher Caveat Magister (the author of The Scene That Became Cities, from Penguin Random House) together with anarchist community organizer Naomi Most of Noisebridge and Playa trickster historian Mitch Mignano for a conversation about the festivalâs uneasy but remarkable transition into virtuality â and how holdouts worldwide persisted in âIRLâ celebrations that preserved the face-to-face community and presence Burning Man cannot yet replicate online.
This discussion was a total treat, and covered everything from complex systems and the evolution of the city to the new and strange ontologies emerging in the blue light of our screen-bound era.
âą Was Burning Man always just a physicalized version of the World Wide Web? Or is its power and uniqueness in precisely how it ISNâT?
âą Is Burning Man a kind of virtual reality already, or â like VR â just a not-entirely-successful effort to screen out the world that creates it?
âą What is the value of culture for cultureâs sake, and why should we protect the efforts for it?
âą Is Black Rock City pointless, or is it an engine for teaching Applied ExistentialismâŠor both, and more?
âą What happened at the in-person Burning Man(s) this year, when people still decided they would gather during a pandemic?
This episode is dedicated to the memory of James Oroc.
Writing and videos we mention in this episode:
*** The Case of the Missing Man by Caveat Magister (Read the whole series!) ***
The Garden of Forking Memes by Aaron Z. Lewis
William Irwin Thompson in 1975 x Burning Man 2013 Through Google Glass [video]
Transformational Festivals are a Symptom of Dissociation by MG
Giving Into Astonishment: Scenes from Burning Manâs American Dream by MG
If you believe in the value of this show and want to see it thrive, please send your friends to this page and encourage them to support Future Fossils on Patreon. Patrons gain access to over twenty secret episodes, unreleased music, our book club, and whatever else spills out of my overactive imagination. Weâd love to have you in our thriving little Discord server, if youâre interested in meeting other members of our awesome scene. And if youâre up for helping edit Future Fossils Podcast transcripts, youâre my hero! Please drop me a line at futurefossilspodcast@gmail.com.
Intro music in this episode is âValles Marinerisâ from my Martian Arts EP. Outro music is an early mix of âYou Donât Have To Move,â from my forthcoming/in-progress album The Age of Reunion.
Dig deeper into these related Future Fossils episodes:
25 â DADARA on Art, Virtual Realities, and Flow States
31 â Mitch Altman of Noisebridge on Hacking Life for Fun & Profit
41 â Hannah Faith Yata on Art, Wilderness, and Rebellion
55 â âCreativity and Catastropheâ at Palenque Norte, Burning Man 2017
61 â Jamaica Stevens on Crisis, Rebirth, and Transformation
71 â JF Martel on Sequels & Simulacra
76 â âTechnology as Psychedelic Parentingâ at Palenque Norte, Burning Man 2017
96 â Malena Grosz on Community-Led Party Culture vs. Corporate âNightlifeâ
100 â The Teafaerie on DMT, Transhumanism, and What To Do With All of Godâs Attention
Enjoy and thanks for listening! Get bonus content on Patreon
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/futurefossils.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a public episode. If youâd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit michaelgarfield.substack.com/subscribe
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