Sam Vaknin: The Psychology of Narcissism and the Nature of Time

Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal

Curt Jaimungal

Physics, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Science

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🗓️ 18 May 2024

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Sam Vaknin, an Israeli writer and psychology professor, discusses narcissism, Donald Trump, the uncanny valley, mysticism, trauma, and his Chronon Theory in a wide‑ranging conversation. The episode explores how these topics intersect and what they reveal about modern culture.SPONSORS:- Patreon: https://patreon.com/curtjaimungal (early access to ad‑free audio episodes!)- Crypto: https://tinyurl.com/cryptoTOE- PayPal: https://tinyurl.com/paypalTOE- TOE Merch: https://tinyurl.com/TOEmerchRESOURCES:- TOEmail sign‑up: https://www.curtjaimungal.org- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theoriesofeverythingpod- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theoriesofeverything_- Twitter: https://twitter.com/TOEwithCurt- Discord Invite: https://discord.com/invite/kBcnfNVwqs- iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/better-left-unsaid-with-curt-jaimungal/id1521758802- Pandora: https://pdora.co/33b9lfP- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4gL14b92xAErofYQA7bU4e- Subreddit r/TheoriesOfEverything: https://reddit.com/r/theoriesofeverything Theories of Everything with Curt Jaimungal features long-form, technically detailed interviews with leading researchers in physics, mathematics, consciousness, and philosophy, exploring topics at the level of active research. For academics, graduate students, and anyone seeking depth beyond popular science. SPONSOR: I personally subscribe to The Economist. TOE listeners get 35% off the annual subscription. No other podcast has this! https://economist.com/TOE FOLLOW: Substack | Spotify | YouTube | Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There are two things that are absolutely true.
0:03.2	Grandma loves you, and she would never say no to McDonald's.
0:06.8	So treat yourself to a Grandma McFlurry with your order today.
0:10.0	It's what Grandma would want.
0:11.4	I participate in McDonald's for a limited time.
0:15.9	There's a quote that I have here that you said, Professor Sam Vaknan.
0:20.2	When I was growing up, there was
0:21.7	a stigma attached to having cancer. People were ashamed to have cancer as if having cancer was a choice,
0:26.6	like, can I have a side of cancer? But of course, cancer is not a choice. And I have a surprise
0:32.2	for you, mental illness is not a choice. Just as we should not stigmatize people with cancer, we shouldn't
0:39.1	stigmatize people with mental illness. To have a mental illness is not humiliating, it's not shameful,
0:45.2	nor is it embarrassing. It's the absolute equivalent of having a physical disease. Admitting to it,
0:51.9	confessing it, and coming clean about it allows you to leverage your
0:55.1	mental illness to help countless millions of people. Can you please comment on that? Elaborate, please.
1:02.2	Well, first of all, the distinction between mental and physical is dubious at best. It's all embedded
1:09.0	in a template of wetware and hardware. Most of it takes place in the
1:15.9	brain. Some of it takes place in the guts. We have a body to contend with. This body gives rise
1:24.1	to a variety of ailments and dysfunction andctions and so and so forth, some of which
1:27.9	we historically, and maybe in an antiquated manner, characterizes mental or psychological,
1:35.1	some of which we insist are biological and medical. But I think the distinction is spurious,
1:40.6	is wrong. Everything is basically biological. The way we experience certain disorders
1:47.2	is perceived as psychological. That's one thing. The second thing is that diseases are rarely
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