Haunting the Margins - E3: Alan Watts
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After another mammoth Dawdle, the Dawdlers finally return to the Margins seeking specters, and find this time the anti-improvement, anti-guru, self-improvement guru Alan Watts.   They consider some of Mr. Watts' most controversial opinions with oodles of juicy quotes.   As is the nature of considering the centrality / marginality of thinkers, many guests come to the party this week, but Alan has always loved an audience!   Wrap up your kashaya, assume the lotus, and get yer enlightenment-- sucka! 00:00:00 - 00:16:40 - Margin Haunters vs. Flat Earthers / Membership to the Clubhouse 00:16:40 - 00:21:10 - Watt a Man 00:21:10 - 00:50:00 - Watts' Attacks on Virtue, Morality, Honesty, and Capitalism   00:50:00 - 01:16:11 - Watts the Philosophy of the Dawdle / (Ir)Responsibility / Creativity 01:16:11 - End - Watts' "The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" / Ryan's Frustrations
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