Douglas Rushkoff: Can We Reclaim the Internet for Humanity?

Soul Boom

Rainn Wilson

Mental Health, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness, Spirituality, Society & Culture

4.8 • 610 Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2024

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Douglas Rushkoff joins Rainn Wilson on Soul Boom to explore the deep, often hidden roots of the Internet and how its original promise was hijacked. Delve into the psychedelic origins of the web, the shift to an attention economy, and the challenges of building genuine community in a digital age. Discover Rushkoff's insights on how we can reclaim technology for human connection and spiritual growth. This thought-provoking conversation will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about the Internet and its impact on our lives. Douglas Rushkoff is a media theorist, writer, and professor known for his critiques of technology and its impact on society, advocating for human-centered digital experiences. Thank you to our sponsors! Pique Tea (15% OFF!): https://piquelife.com/SOUL Factor (50% OFF!): www.factormeals.com/soulboom50 LMNT: http://drinklmnt.com/SoulBoom Waking Up app (1st month FREE!): https://wakingup.com/soulboom Fetzer Institute: https://fetzer.org/ Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com SUBSCRIBE to Soul Boom!! https://bit.ly/Subscribe2SoulBoom Watch our Clips: https://bit.ly/SoulBoomCLIPS Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Produced by: Kartik Chainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Spring Green Films Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Voicing Change Media Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat

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0:18.4	You're listening to Soul Boom. How do we get people to blank? And even great
0:25.0	social justice warriors, wonderful people, they're always dug. How do we get people to? And I'm saying,
0:29.8	once you're saying, how do we get people to? You're in the wrong place. You're back above the
0:35.7	people manipulating them, the way Mark Zuckerberg,
0:38.6	how do I get people to spend more time on this? How do we get people? That's manipulation of humans.
0:43.3	So instead, what I try to do is first. Hey there, it's me, Rain Wilson, and I want to dig into
0:52.5	the human experience. I want to have conversations about a spiritual revolution.
0:57.3	Let's get deep with our favorite thinkers, friends, and entertainers about life, meaning, and idiocy.
1:04.2	Welcome to the Soul Boom podcast.
1:13.8	Doug or Douglas, what is it?
1:15.1	When there's time, Douglas.
1:16.5	Okay, I'll take the time.
1:16.8	Yeah.
1:17.7	You're worth the time.
1:18.1	Thank you.
1:22.0	Douglas, you invented the internet.
1:23.9	Talk us through that.
1:25.4	What happened?
1:27.3	I want to hear a little bit about your history. And part two is what was the
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