Get access to The Backroom Exclusive podcasts by becoming a Patron: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OneDime In this episode of 1Dime Radio, I am joined by Mike Watson, a professor & writer who just released a book with ⁠Revol Press⁠ titled “Hungry Ghosts in the Machine: Digital Capitalism and the Search for Self”  Timestamps:  00:00 The Backroom Sneak Peek 07:00  Gabor Mate, Carl Jung, and New Age Spirituality  18:05 Psychics, Astrology, and Algorithms   31:52 Psychedelics and Lacan vs Jung 37:36 Mass Psychosis and The Philosophy of Cope 42:25 The Philosopher vs The Activist   48:10 Adorno, Marcuse and the Student Movement 56:58 The War on Education 01:00:20 AI & The Robotization of Humans   01:05:00 AI-Generated Art  01:14:38 Is Communism Naturally Conservative?  Check out Mike Watson’s Book: https://www.revolpress.com/hungry-ghosts-in-the-machine Follow Mike on Twitter: https://x.com/_leftaesthetics Follow me on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/1DimeOfficial⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Become a Patron at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon.com/OneDime⁠⁠⁠⁠ to support the show Outro Music by Karl Casey Be sure to give 1Dime Radio a 5-star rating if you get value out of these podcasts!