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2 Blokes Fishing 4 Meaning In A Sea of Modern Mythology

2 Blokes Fishing 4 Meaning In A Sea of Modern Mythology

By 2Blokes

Kevin and Jon ponder their thoughts on all manner of technological and philosophical issues.
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The Aesthetics of Dystopia

2 Blokes Fishing 4 Meaning In A Sea of Modern MythologyMar 22, 2024

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The Aesthetics of Dystopia

The Aesthetics of Dystopia

Kevin and Jon discuss imminent death, AI scriptwriting and dystopian futures.

Mar 22, 202401:40:45
Grunter's Law
Feb 25, 202401:34:12
Xmas Special 2023 - AI Companionship

Xmas Special 2023 - AI Companionship

Kevin and Jon ruminate on AI Girlfriends, Musk's Woke Mind Virus, Playdohphiles, 4remastered Star Wars and Madeleine's Cello in this year's xmas special.

Dec 24, 202301:19:17
Total Bland Recall

Total Bland Recall

Jon and Kevin discuss an AI God, photography, Facebook data scraping and can AI be conscious?

Dec 17, 202301:06:06
Tamagotchi Girlfriend

Tamagotchi Girlfriend

Kevin and Jon discuss AI Girlfriends, Adrian Edmondson, Elon Musk and offloading your personality to an AI Avatar to save you from social media.

Dec 11, 202301:24:42
Negative Streamer

Negative Streamer

Jon and Kevin discuss Russell Brand, Tim Pope, celebrity and negative streaming culture.

Dec 03, 202301:07:21
Punk Club

Punk Club

Kevin and Jon discuss old punks, celebrity, bit of bitcoin and all that's well with the world.

Oct 29, 202301:17:20
I Want To Be Adored

I Want To Be Adored

Jon and Kevin discuss celebrity, Star Wars, social media addiction and lots about the weather.....

Aug 29, 202301:19:38
Mimetic Desire

Mimetic Desire

Kevin and Jon discuss the state of Hollywood, mimetic desire and Twin Peaks....

Aug 04, 202301:22:38
Musn't Grumble

Musn't Grumble

Jon and Kevin discuss Generative AI music, Apple Vision and the fact no Bitcoin Youtubers ever seem to get predictions right.

Jul 17, 202301:07:47
Deflationary Monopoly

Deflationary Monopoly

Kevin and Jon discuss deflationary technology and the perpetual game of monopoly that is a rigged game.

Jun 05, 202301:12:51
Chat GPT Shrugged at Perpetual Inflation

Chat GPT Shrugged at Perpetual Inflation

Jon and Kevin discuss pedagogy in a world of AI, perpetual inflation and more on The Price of Tomorrow

May 08, 202301:04:26
Why is it Always a Speedboat?

Why is it Always a Speedboat?

Kevin and Jon discuss the casino mentality of the world we live in, the teen mental health crisis, Dusty Bin and banging one out.

Apr 23, 202301:42:06
Banking Down The Plughole

Banking Down The Plughole

Jon and Kevin discuss the recent collapse of banking and the state of the world.

Apr 04, 202301:25:05
The Future is Wasted on Those Who Inherit It

The Future is Wasted on Those Who Inherit It

Kevin and Jon dive into NFT's, blockchain and a changing world for creators. 

Mar 15, 202301:22:23
Chatting GPT

Chatting GPT

Jon and Kevin dive into some Chat GPT and NFT elements whilst debating whether Social Media has now jumped the shark. 

Feb 12, 202301:07:51
Attention Mining in a Centralised System

Attention Mining in a Centralised System

Kevin and Jon try to traverse the opportunities of making things matter in the metaverse so creativity and good faith actors are rewarded. 

Jan 14, 202301:14:47
Flocking Else Matters: Mechanical Keyboards in the Matterverse

Flocking Else Matters: Mechanical Keyboards in the Matterverse

Jon and Kevin dive down the rabbit hole of mechanical keyboards, bitcoin mining, the FDX debacle and how a matterverse can exist from bitcoin energy. 

Dec 11, 202201:08:56
Bits of Coin: Money You Can't F**k With?

Bits of Coin: Money You Can't F**k With?

After a near 2 year hiatus dealing with the collapsing world around them, Kevin and Jon finally return to sidestep philosophy and explore that other thing that makes the world go round - money. Or rather bits of it, bitcoin and crypto to be precise. Is it all it's cracked up to be or is it just magic internet money? Why do we think the magic money printing governments are better? Another puzzle with 2 blokes trying to find meaning in it all......

Nov 22, 202257:43
Apophenia

Apophenia

Kevin and Jon discuss apophenia and its relationship to conspiracy theories, the heartquake of misinterpollation, Althusser and Wanker Percy with lashings and lashings of enantiodromia. 

Feb 20, 202101:38:18
The Commodity of Authenticity

The Commodity of Authenticity

Jon and Kevin discuss Baudrillard, Lacan, the authenticity of influencers and how we are all in the desert of the real following the Capitol Hill riots. We babble a bit too. 

Feb 04, 202101:33:42
Xmas Special - Bounded Rationality

Xmas Special - Bounded Rationality

Kevin and Jon discuss Little Moo and Big Moo, fear, anxiety, grandiosity, depression and body language. All perfect topics for xmas listening.

Dec 23, 202001:27:50
Starving for Wisdom

Starving for Wisdom

Jon and Kevin discuss Schadenfreude, Trump and more Covid related technophobic dystopian dilemmas and how we might need to fix them. 

Oct 07, 202059:57
Drowning in Information

Drowning in Information

Kevin and Jon discuss The Social Dilemma, tribalism, internet shaming, observer bias and misinformation. 

Sep 30, 202056:31
Self Actualisation

Self Actualisation

Jon and Kevin discuss self actualisation, educational psychology, narcissism and forest bathing. 

Sep 04, 202001:39:40
Dandypunk

Dandypunk

Kevin and Jon discuss Sartre, writing, motivation and the bureaucracy of living abroad during a pandemic. 

Aug 02, 202001:32:40
Anger is an Energy?

Anger is an Energy?

Jon and Kevin talk about Super Saturday, Kierkegaard, parachute failure, mindfulness and Lydon.

Jul 07, 202001:31:18
Monkey's Gone to Heaven

Monkey's Gone to Heaven

Jon and Kevin discuss oppression, the art of logo design and ancient magic. 

Jun 13, 202001:38:01
Waiting for Superman

Waiting for Superman

Kevin and Jon muse on collaboration, Lacan and what we've learnt during this pandemic. 

May 30, 202001:34:23
Electric Dreams

Electric Dreams

Jon and Kevin ponder further on transhumanism, biohacking, lockdown and AI whilst thinking more about learning either digital or otherwise.

May 16, 202001:32:05
Fizzy Thoughts

Fizzy Thoughts

Kevin and Jon whilst trapped in lockdown, discuss and muse on issues around dataism and humanism with a little anarchic fun for good measure. 

May 04, 202001:32:50