Jesse Michels — American Alchemy (Infinite Loops Classics)
Summary
Host Jim O'Shaughnessy interviews Jesse Michaels, a former Google and Peter Thiel Capital employee, about consciousness, media, and psychedelics. They discuss the transmission theory of consciousness, the role of psychedelics in human evolution and ancient rituals, and the suppression of early research by political powers. The conversation also covers the potential of psilocybin to treat PTSD and reshape societal narratives through storytelling.
Topics discussed
Introduction: Jesse Michaels' background and meeting Jim
The decline of mainstream media and the Matrix analogy
Transmission theory of consciousness and historical exiles
Psychedelic mushrooms, human evolution, and Nixon's madness
Jim's conversion to psychedelics and law enforcement health
Set and setting, generational shifts, and the 1960s
The internet as a global brain and the nature of qualia
AI, open source, and the dangers of the consumer internet
Twitter as a global brain and the philosophy of change
Closing thoughts: Incepting the world and finding glitches
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