Visakan Veerasamy - Expanding Our Possibility-Space

The inimitable Visakan Veerasamy returns for a characteristically wide-ranging discussion…
Important Links:
- Visa's Website - visakanv.com/
- Visa's Twitter - visakanv?s=21&t=A...
- Visa's KZbin - / @visakanv
- Visa’s Previous Episode - www.infiniteloopspodcast.com/...
- Visa’s Post-Episode Thread - x.com/visakanv/status/1768093...
Show Notes:
0:00:00 Intro
0:00:48 Main podcast
0:01:09 Life as a Dad
0:07:10 A Conversation With David Deutsch
0:14:47 Change, Courage, Curiosity & Creativity
0:26:23 Possibility Space & the Problem of Wretchedness
0:34:46 A Good Blog Post Can Change the World
0:47:40 The Outdated Language of Counterculture
0:54:50 Colliding Our Reality Tunnels
1:01:50 Imperfection Breeds Creativity
1:09:11 We Are Co-Creators
1:15:23 Status Quo Soldiers
1:29:50 The Power of Noticing
1:39:44 Visa as Emperor of the World
Books & Articles Mentioned:
- Friendly Ambitious Nerd; by Visakan Veerasamy
- Introspect; by Visakan Veerasamy
- status quo soldiers lose in the long run; by Visakan Veerasamy
- The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World; by David Deutsch
- The Thinker and The Prover - thinkerandprover.com; by Jim O’Shaughnessy
- Leonardo Da Vinci; by Walter Isaacson
- Ninety-five Theses; by Martin Luther
- Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; by Lewis Carroll
- The News: A User’s Manual; by Alain de Botton
- Understanding Media: The Extensions of Man; by Marshall McLuhan
- Power vs. Force: The Hidden Determinants of Human Behaviour; by David R. Hawkins
- How I Accidentally Started The Sixties; by Howard Bloom
- One Summer: America 1927; by Bill Bryson

[@visakanv]

Thanks for having me back Jim! Had a great time

[@anhumblemessengerofthelawo3858]

I feel he would be far more helpful to the world if he didn't isolate "his kind" -- who he feels will "be fine" -- and instead reached downward, like the sun, to lend a hand to those actually in need of guidance. That would be a non- narcissistic and truly loving act. He sees himself as elite, and this is not relatable. Have a good day