Bungocast Episode #1 - @BenRatkaj

In this episode Ben Ratkey and I discuss some of his object level opinions.

Recorded 2022-08-4. Released 2025-01-31.

Show Notes

Timestamps

• 0:00 - Intro
• 1:53 - Aloha!
• 2:46 - potted plants get lonely
• 8:29 - the lighting you inhabit is really really really important
• 12:45 - most people do not spend enough time around non-human animals and would be healthier if they did
• 17:22 - it is a gross moral failing that there exists a profitable industry of any size around nursing homes and funerals
• 32:46 - academia as a whole is an enormous self-perpetuating exploitative pyramid scheme
• 54:35 - attendance of public school in america harms children more than it benefits them
• 1:03:49 - most people’s consume/create ratio is way too high and this is extremely unhealthy for individuals and society
• 1:15:01 - it should be several orders of magnitude more difficult to obtain a driver’s license
• 1:20:05 - Aloha!
• 1:20:30 - Outro

Links

• Ben on Twitter
• Ben's object level thread
• Ben's website

Books Mentioned

• “Introduction to Systems Philosophy: Toward a New Paradigm of Contemporary Thought” by Ervin Laszlo (Goodreads | Anna's Archive)
• “The Systems Bible: The Beginner's Guide to Systems Large and Small” by John Gall (Goodreads | Anna's Archive)
• “The Revolt of the Elites and the Betrayal of Democracy” by Christopher Lasch (Goodreads | Anna's Archive)