Ramin Nazer and David Nichtern explore the individual’s place in an ever-changing and technologically-advancing world.

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This time on CSM, we hear about:

Technological advancement and the collective mind
Sci-Fi and fear vs. hope for the future
The unsustainability of bliss
Eternalism and the hellscape of pointlessness
The dystopia of A.I and ChatGPT
Safe zones versus growth zones
Creativity and trying to guess what the world wants to see
Creating a balance in a chaotic world
The fundamental experiences that ground us
Psychedelics as a liberating disruption
Simulations, robots, and ‘I am-ness’
The dynamics of polarity

About Ramin Nazer:

Ramin Nazer is a multi-talented artist, podcaster, comedian, game creator and musician based out of LA. He is best known for his consistent stream of unique, psychedelic-spiritual, bite-sized art for the social media age, as well as his podcast, with comedian Shane Mauss, Mind Under Matter, where they take a hilarious and scientific approach to human behavior. You can tap into Ramin’s steady flow of art on his Instagram, tap into his solo podcast Rainbow Brainskull, and peer into his myriad offerings at RaminNazer.com.

“According to Buddhism, the solution is you maintain your status as a human being who has ups and downs, who has lungs, and disappointments, yet there’s a seed of real depth of wisdom and understanding and compassion in it. You bypass the God realms.” – David Nichtern

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