Published Mar 19, 2020

Joe Rogan Experience #1444 - Duncan Trussell

Joe Rogan and Duncan Trussell explore human and nature's resilience, the ethics of modern farming, and the mind-bending possibilities of the multiverse, while also examining technology's influence on identity and society.
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  • Multiverse Mindset

    Duncan Trussell explores the concept of the multiverse and how our mindset can influence our reality. He suggests that every decision we make can shift us into a different part of the multiverse, potentially leading to a better version of ourselves. This idea is illustrated through his personal experience of imagining himself running through the multiverse towards a healthier version of himself while working out 1.

    Every single decision is like a binary. Do you want to continue doing the shit you've been doing over and over again, whatever it may be, or do you want to try a mildly new way?

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    Joe Rogan shares similar thoughts, questioning why we assume we wake up in the same version of the universe every day 1.

       

    The Nature of Ideas

    The discussion shifts to the nature of ideas and their profound impact on reality. Joe Rogan describes humans as vectors for ideas, suggesting that ideas are the true drivers of change, using humans as hosts to manifest in the physical world 2. He likens ideas to a life force, fueled by human emotions and consciousness, which hitch a ride on existing structures to become tangible 3.

    Ideas have taken over the earth. The people are just the toys, the ideas.

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    Duncan agrees, noting that ideas often seem to come out of nowhere, as if they are caught rather than created 3.

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