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Insights from a Journalist
27:04 - 33:49 (06:45)
The speaker, a journalist with experience in world music and travel, offers perspectives on the yoga sphere and "conspiratuality" that arises from media sources. She highlights the need for using heuristics in determining the reliability of sources and the influence of Western colonization in areas such as Bali and Costa Rica.
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In this episode, the speaker reflects on their work in journalism and world music, and discusses the impact of America's global reputation on society.
27:04 - 28:50 (01:46)
Summary
In this episode, the speaker reflects on their work in journalism and world music, and discusses the impact of America's global reputation on society. They also consider whether America as a nation is more prone to conspiratorial thinking than others.
ChapterInsights from a Journalist
Episode#451 - Derek Beres - Conspiracy Theories In New Age Cults
PodcastModern Wisdom
The prevalence of conspiratuality is higher in countries where people with privilege and access to resources have started yoga communes, and it's important to recognize that media organizations cannot be specialists in every topic.
28:50 - 31:50 (02:59)
Summary
The prevalence of conspiratuality is higher in countries where people with privilege and access to resources have started yoga communes, and it's important to recognize that media organizations cannot be specialists in every topic. People with usual middle to upper-middle class lifestyles tend to believe that their privileges should extend to everyone, but it's important to look at countries where such freedoms do not exist.
ChapterInsights from a Journalist
Episode#451 - Derek Beres - Conspiracy Theories In New Age Cults
PodcastModern Wisdom
The idealistic and spiritual concept of meditating for world peace is often taken advantage of by conspiracy theorists to justify their belief systems while attacking their critics, acting as if they have real insight and understanding of global events.
31:50 - 33:49 (01:59)
Summary
The idealistic and spiritual concept of meditating for world peace is often taken advantage of by conspiracy theorists to justify their belief systems while attacking their critics, acting as if they have real insight and understanding of global events.