Plagues, Petty Tyrants, & Our Dark Ages Mindset | The Seventh Seal

A 1957 Bergman film sets us in exactly the right era to better understand our own time: the plague-stricken Middle Ages.

One of Salomé's favorite movies, The Seventh Seal is the epitome of existentialist art, refreshingly devoid of post-modern cynicism though rich in the angst, dread, and flashes of beauty that make up existence.

◬ In this episode:

⋗ Cynicism in art and culture
⋗ Our modern plague and its ancient effects
⋗ The impulse to blame others during hardship
⋗ The ancient desire to sacrifice for good fortune in modern society
⋗ What makes the average person turn to cruelty?
⋗ The need for suspicion of power and skepticism
⋗ Our Dark Ages mentality in the Age of Information
⋗ Power is easily taken, rarely rescinded
⋗ The TSA is fake business
⋗ How arbitrary power undermines legitimate law
⋗ The meaning of life (briefly)

◬ Other related episodes mentioned:

⋗ Micro-dosing the Void | Library Circus #6 (https://youtu.be/SQZk3R1aWSI)

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