Episode · Timcast IRL · 2021-03-05

Books mentioned on Timcast IRL #237 - The "Fourth Turning" Predicts Societal Collapse Then "New World Order" w/ Ben Stewart

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Tim, Ian, and Lydia invite documentarian and musician Ben Joseph Stewart for some slightly less news-oriented conversation about 'The Fourth Turning,' a seemingly-prophetic book about what will happen to society, Bitcoin, and psychedelics. Support the show (http://Timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices.

Tim Pool discussed The fourth turning by William Strauss and others and Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. Ben Stewart recommended What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly, and discussed DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The fourth turning

   William Strauss; Neil Howe · at 6:10 · mentioned 2 times

   The Fourth Turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe is a generational theory book that argues history moves in repeating cycles lasting roughly eighty to one hundred years, culminating in major societal crises.

   Discussed

   “according to a theory prophesied in neil howe and william strasse's the fourth turning the authors wrote the next crisis era would start around 2005 and climax around 2020 and would involve millennials and boomers fighting over the shape of the world to come”

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2. 

   What Technology Wants

   Kevin Kelly · at 52:21

   What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly is a philosophical exploration of technology as an autonomous, evolving system driven by its own inherent imperatives.

   Recommended

   “well here's the reason why i want to say that there's a really interesting book called what technology wants and it talks about evolution and it says there's two main camps and one is the contingency theory”

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3. 

   Ishmael

   Daniel Quinn · at 1:02:40

   Ishmael by Daniel Quinn is a philosophical novel that uses a telepathic gorilla to explore human civilization, environmental impact, and the societal divide between givers and takers.

   Discussed

   “thank you very much for those that are josh for sending me a copy of ishmael for those that aren't familiar the meme i am a gorilla which we sell the shirt go to timcast.com click shop and you get your i am a gorilla t-shirt it's based off of alex jones saying this book ishmael is a psychic gorilla”

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4. 

   DMT: The Spirit Molecule

   Rick Strassman · at 1:03:35

   DMT: The Spirit Molecule by Rick Strassman is a scientific and clinical investigation into the effects of dimethyltryptamine, chronicling the first FDA-approved human clinical studies on psychedelics in decades.

   Discussed

   “so if any of uh your listeners know dr rick strasman he wrote dmt the spirit molecule what he did was there was a long prohibition on psychedelics”

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