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Anwesh Satpathy is a writer. His range of work covers various subjects including philosophy, psychology, history, politics, etc.

In this episode, Sid and Anwesh talk about how Instagram and Twitter are not intellectual platforms/tools and what keeps nuance from entering the public discourse in these apps. They also talk about Democracy, the problems with it. The conversation also covers multiple ideas including the Anarchists, the problem with most podcasts and critiquing public intellectuals such as Freud and Jordan Peterson.

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00:00 ad
00:40 Intro
02:22 Twitter and Instagram are not intellectual tools
06:51 Twitter keeps you in an eco-chamber
11:48 Social Media is the new religion
14:30 Social Media and Depression
18:48 How to moderate your use of social media
21:37 Osho: "People are retarded"
25:27 Explore politics on a meta level
30:19 We need more narratives
30:53 The Anarchists' Argument
35:40 Listen to uncomfortable arguments
37:40 The problem with most podcasters
46:20 Discussing Freud
1:03:14 What does Anwesh do and Intellectual content in India
1:08:50 Podcasts are not the best way to learn
1:12:18 Discussing Jordan Peterson
1:23:16 Hating on figures
1:27:30 The best way to learn something
1:28:28 Closing notes

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