Conspiracy Theories In New Age Cults - Derek Beres - #451
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03/24/22
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Derek Beres is an author & media expert, the Senior Editor at Eco & co-host of the Conspirituality podcast.
Far left yoga mums and far right trolls aren't the most obvious pairing that you would put together, however these unlikely ideological allies have more in common than you might think. Much of the thinking within these groups has converged in recent years and Derek is here to explain how this happens.
Expect to learn how the term conspiracy has been diluted down to mean all manner of things now, the typical characteristics of a cult leader, why conspiracy theories are so seductive to the people tempted by them, how spirituality adds a different flavour to conspiratorial tropes, whether I need to stop saying hello cult members and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:28) Origins of Conspirituality (05:35) Who is More Vulnerable to Conspiracy Theories? (09:54) How QAnon Infiltrated the Yoga Community (25:15) Omniscience & Lack of Humility (37:32) Why Conspirituality Cults are Seductive (47:27) Common Traits of Cult Leaders (1:00:22) Effectiveness of Deplatforming (1:04:43) Is an Ethical Cult Possible? (1:08:43) Far Left vs Far Right (1:13:11) Where to Find Derek
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350k Q&A - Dating Advice, Jordan Peterson & Internal Fears - #450
March 21, 2022
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I hit 350k Subscribers on YouTube!!
Technically I also hit 300k but we hit 350k before I had time to record anything so here we are. To celebrate, I asked for questions and got more than 1000 across all platforms so here's 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. There are legitimately some world-class questions here which I wish I'd come up with, including some really tough ones about my goals, fears and motivations,
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Michael Gervais is one of the world's leading high performance psychologists.
The Seattle Seahawks, Gold Medalist Kerry Jennings, Microsoft, AT&T, Amazon and Felix Baumgartner the guy who jumped from the edge of space all have one thing in common - they need a high performance mindset. Michael's job for over 20 years has been coaching the world's top musicians, athletes and executives to squeeze every last drop out of their potential.
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