Stever was once told, “the burn you’re going to have, is the burn you’re going to have.” We try to interpret this burner koan which speaks to the idea of being present and taking in whatever experience you find yourself in. Evan and Stever discuss some of the philosophical implications of this principle by applying it to our everyday digitally-deviced lives (did you get a notification already on your phone since reading this…?). We hear a short story about “good luck” and “bad luck” and then begin an experimental segment to our episode that tries to simulate what’s it’s like to be immediately present, and how and why that’s relevant to Burning Man. Evan presents Stever with 3 art experiences at his “camp” but Stever can only pick 2 – one will be lost to time forever…
Recorded: 15 May 2019
References & Resources:
- “Connectivity vs Immediacy” by John “Halcyon” Styn (8 Feb 2013)
- “Immediacy, Smart Phones, and the Death of Magic” by John “Halcyon” Styn (27 Jun 2018)
- “Immediacy and Impermanence” by Rosalie Fay Barnes (29 Oct 2014)
- “Technology and Immediacy at Burning Man (A slightly less than Socratic dialogue)” by Caveat Magister (18 Aug 2014)
- “Cultural Direction Setting: What We Heard” by BRC Cultural Direction Setting Group (19 Mar 2019)
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