Chapter
Building Online Communities for the Future
11:30 - 19:41 (08:10)
The speaker suggests that we stop worrying about how social media is currently affecting us and instead start imagining how it could be different and better in the future, like a platform created based on imagined scenarios 10 years ahead, which could help prepare us for unexpected events like pandemics.
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Many people feel worried and think that something is wrong if they wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep.
11:30 - 13:45 (02:14)
Summary
Many people feel worried and think that something is wrong if they wake up in the middle of the night and can't go back to sleep. However, this may be a natural human sleeping pattern that was common before the advent of electricity.
ChapterBuilding Online Communities for the Future
Episode#579: Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, Trust Warfare, the 10-Year Winter, and How to Cultivate Optimism
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Researchers are developing techniques to take over the visual processing center of the brain and prevent unwanted flashbacks after trauma.
13:45 - 16:26 (02:41)
Summary
Researchers are developing techniques to take over the visual processing center of the brain and prevent unwanted flashbacks after trauma. Creating a social media platform from the future where people can share imagined photos, videos, and stories can help reduce visual thoughts related to traumatic events.
ChapterBuilding Online Communities for the Future
Episode#579: Jane McGonigal — How She Predicted COVID in 2010, Becoming the Expert of Your Own Future, Trust Warfare, the 10-Year Winter, and How to Cultivate Optimism
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Players of a pandemic simulation game, created in 2013, were able to predict their reactions, needs and behaviors during the actual COVID-19 pandemic.
16:26 - 19:41 (03:14)
Summary
Players of a pandemic simulation game, created in 2013, were able to predict their reactions, needs and behaviors during the actual COVID-19 pandemic. A conspiracy theory group, Citizen X, creates confusion and distrust in the government during the pandemic.