1. The Devil’s Advocate
Time Stamp: 10:28
- Misanthropy
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misanthropy- general hatred, dislike, distrust or contempt of the human species or human nature.
- origin is from the Greek words μῖσος (mīsos, “hatred”) and ἄνθρωπος (ānthropos, “man, human”).
- confused with asociality.
- pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus: “people [were] forever without understanding” of what was, in his view, the nature of reality.
- In Plato’s Phaedo, Socrates describes a misanthrope in relation to his fellow man: “Misanthropy develops when without art one puts complete trust in somebody thinking the man absolutely true and sound and reliable and then a little later discovers him to be bad and unreliable … and when it happens to someone often … he ends up … hating everyone.”
- Misanthropy, then, is presented as a potential result of thwarted expectations or even excessively naïve optimism
- Aristotle follows a more ontological route: the misanthrope, as an essentially solitary man, is not a man at all: he must be a beast or a god
- Can you be a Satanist and not be a sort of Misanthrope?
- How can you condemn humanity while celebrating that you are part of it?
- Is this where the highest embodiment of human life and alien elite concepts come from?
2. Infernal Informant
Time Stamp: 34:36
- Illinois Gov. Pritzker slams ‘profoundly un-American’, ‘racist speech’ on coronavirus
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/illinois-gov-pritzker-slams-profoundly-unamerican-racist-speech-about-coronavirus- Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker appeared to implicitly criticize President Trump
- outlined his forthcoming “stay-at-home” order for the Land of Lincoln and closed with a pointed critique of some of the rhetoric being used
- characterization that the coronavirus is “tied to” any particular ethnicity “profoundly un-American.”
- “The current crisis should drive home to all of us just how connected we all are.
- Hillary Clinton, claimed on Twitter last week that Trump is using “racist rhetoric” to “distract from his failures to take the coronavirus seriously early on.”
- Astronaut Chris Hadfield shares tips for self-isolation during coronavirus
https://www.cnet.com/news/nasa-astronaut-chris-hadfield-shares-tips-for-self-isolation/- On Saturday, Chris Hadfield posted a video called Astronaut’s Guide to Self Isolation to help those struggling with working from home or just feeling stir-crazy during the pandemic.
https://youtu.be/4uL5sqe5Uk8 - “Understand the actual risk, don’t just be afraid of things,”
- “Go to a credible source and find out what is truly the risk that you’re facing right now.”
- have a mission and make goals during this time
- Decide what you want to get done and what you need to accomplish.
- start a new project or study something new like how to play guitar or learn another language.
- “Take care of yourself, take care of your family and friends, take care of your spaceship,”
- On Saturday, Chris Hadfield posted a video called Astronaut’s Guide to Self Isolation to help those struggling with working from home or just feeling stir-crazy during the pandemic.
3. Creature Feature
Time Stamp: 53:16
- Dragon Warrior
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon_Quest_(video_game)- developed by Chunsoft for the Family Computer
- published by Enix in Japan in 1986 as Dragon Quest
- Nintendo in 1989 in North America for the Nintendo Entertainment System.
- Players control a hero character who is charged with saving the Kingdom of Alefgard and rescuing its princess from the evil Dragonlord.
- Dragon Warrior’s story became the second part in a trilogy.
- Created by Yuji Horii, who took inspiration from previous role-playing games such as Wizardry, Ultima, and his own 1983 game The Portopia Serial Murder Case.
- greater emphasis on storytelling and emotional involvement, as well as simplify the interface
- Akira Toriyama produced the game’s artwork and Koichi Sugiyama composed its music
- commercially successful in Japan, with more than 2 million copies sold.
- has been credited with establishing the basic template for the Japanese console RPGs that followed.
- begins in King Lorik’s chamber in Tantegel Castle
- Dragonlord, whom he must defeat, and the stolen Balls of Light, which he must retrieve
- First in a trilogy which would be the second tale.
- developed by Chunsoft for the Family Computer