Spiral Dynamics is a framework for making sense of the forces that drive culture. It helps you understand why YouTube commenters are such jerks. Also, why the Godfather cares so much about respect. And why Osho started his cult. And why air traffic controllers aren’t to blame for mid-air collisions.
I’d take it to a desert island.
Stay tuned for more episodes on the other colors.
(Instagram live, April 26, 2023)
0:00 – Introduction 3:17 – The Ice Cream Truck Song (the Entertainer) 6:55 – Spiral Dynamics 10:23 – Overview of the colors 20:01 – Zagreb mid-air collision 27:27 – Osho, Wild Wild Country 28:50 – Yellow (systems thinking) 31:19 – Purple (animism, shamanism) 34:08 – Still DRE 39:46 – Leo Gura (actualized.org) 42:55 – Red 44:29 – Sacred cows in FB groups 46:10 – Revenge of the Nerds 47:27 – Instagram algorithm 50:41 – Respect 51:40 – The Godfather 54:09 – YouTube comments
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