ABOUT THIS EPISODE
What does it mean to be authentic with oneself and others?
- 00:00 - The Genesis of Act Two
- 03:00 - The Mirror of Self: Act One vs Act Two
- 06:00 - The Authenticity Dilemma
- 09:00 - The Stage of Life: Performing Authenticity
- 12:00 - The Inherent Struggle: Persona vs Shadow
- 15:00 - The Illusion of Communication
- 18:00 - Seeking Authenticity in a Scripted World
- 21:00 - The Quest for Essence and Origin
- 24:00 - The Silence of Language
- 27:00 - The Language That Binds Us
- 30:00 - Confronting the Inauthentic Self
- 34:00 - Act Two Steve’s response to Act One Steve's blahblah: https://youtu.be/i9kcpDKCipo
TOPICS: Act Two, YouTube channels, authenticity, social media, self-presentation, Act One Selves, Act Two Selves, individuation, pastoral work, performance, Ryan Gosling’s I’m Just Ken at the Oscars, Plato’s horse and charioteer, Jung, Persona, the Shadow, existentialism, essence, communication, language, silence, authenticity in digital media, psychological introspection, philosophical examination, resonant tonalities, visual communication, sound engineering, teleprompters, the essence of self, W.S. Graham’s Malcolm Mooney, shame, language utility, communication mistakes, linguistic constipation, data feedback, online broadcasting, therapy, intimacy, ego cages, Freud, free association, self-awareness, ADHDness, Fernando Pessoa’s Book of Disquiet, Eugene Thacker’s Infinite Resignation, pessimism, Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Lady Capulet, kinship, vulnerability, New Delhi, Sukanya, the Pessoan soul, Enneagram Fours and Fives.
