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Vimoh IRL

Vijayendra Mohanty

Vimoh has been talking to people about their beliefs for years. He needed a place to talk about his own beliefs. Vimoh IRL is a show about the intersection of tech and society, and about making meaning in a seemingly meaningless universe.

society & culture

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8:45

We live in a flat world

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/11/16

Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of the podcast.I wanted to talk about importance—about how we know something is important and how we know something is not important—and how that method of measuring importance has been somewhat impaired in our information superhighway age.I wanted to talk about letters because that is exactly what I found myself talking to my father and mother about some weeks ago. I was inundated with messages, and I asked them how many messages they had to deal with

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7:10

The source of our AI dissonance

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/11/12

In this episode, I delve into the cultural and linguistic challenges we face in understanding artificial intelligence. I argue that our current dissonance stems from the lack of appropriate language to describe AI entities that exhibit human-like behavior, such as expressing emotions or giving advice. Traditionally, words like "robot" and "artificial intelligence" have denoted futuristic concepts, but now, as these technologies become part of our everyday lives, we’re forced to redefine them in the

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40:02

I fed 34 of my YouTube videos into NotebookLM

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/11/07

As a YouTuber who publishes content about atheism, culture, and society, I frequently get questions from people who want answers to specific points. I am therefore often at pains to explain to them that I have already answered this particular query in a previous video or essay. However, I don’t always remember where I have done so. Often, it is a bit of a task to look it up, find the exact link and then the exact timestamp and them email it back to the person. And if my correspondent is angry or

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3:51

The writer is becoming something new

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/11/06

Okay, so this thought kind of woke me up in the middle of the night, so I’m recording it because I don’t want to forget it. It’s about the nature of writing right now. You have people who call themselves writers and who use AI to write. And then there are people like me who say that if you’re not actually writing, then you’re not really a writer. If you’re using AI to write, are you truly a writer? That stance can come across as an insult, like I’m some snooty purist saying, “You’ll never be like

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9:08

How the medium shapes the message

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/11/05

Hello, everyone, and welcome to another episode of the podcast.Today, I want to discuss something that's been on my mind for a while. It relates to my recent decision to leave social media. One of the reasons behind this was that I felt my way of thinking was being influenced by the need to produce content in very specific formats. I realized that, over time, this could harm my creative process. So, I want to break down my thoughts on this, hoping to make it understandable to others.Initially, I

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10:47

The age of meaninglessness

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/11/01

Hello everyone, and welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is being recorded on Diwali night, so if you hear some background noise, that’s the neighborhood celebrating.Tonight, I want to talk about a shift in how we think of misinformation. Traditionally, we imagine someone actively keeping the truth from us or replacing it with lies. In this scenario, we picture essential information—critical for making informed decisions—not reaching us. Instead, we’re fed propaganda, and as a result, our

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17:56

5 books about tech and society

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/23

This episode is a sticthed together version of a bunch of videos I made for a short-lived channel I had some time ago. So ignore my changing appearance throughout it. The episode was recorded over several days.Below is an AI generated (NotebookLM) summary of the episode.The provided text is an excerpt from a podcast episode where the speaker discusses four books that explore the impact of technology, particularly the internet and social media, on human thought, behavior, and culture. The speaker

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11:31

AI vs creativity: The real danger to writers

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/22

The real danger from AI tools to writers is not that people using AI will replace writers. It is that writers will get too reliant on AI tools and consequently lose the spark that makes them writers.This video is from a YouTube channel I used to run. The channel no longer exists (because the only thing more difficult than running one YouTube channel is running four YouTube channels) and I figured this Substack is a good place for the things I had made for it. This is a public episode. If you would

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9:47

On talking about Ratan Tata

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/20

I got to thinking about how almost every day, we all talk about the same things and think about the same things. And about how not engaging in conversations about these topics of the day ostracises us in the eyes of our fellow media consumers. To the extent that not having a view (or choosing not to express a view that you have) can bring haters to your yard. This is especially true if you have a bit of a following online, but I am sure it affects everyone to one extent or another. You just have to

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6:06

Everyone has empathy, but...

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/18

Often, those of us on the right side of history take pride in the fact that our worldview is powered by empathy and that that is what the other side is missing. This makes us feel good but also, weirdly enough, it makes us think that those against us are not human enough to be empathetic.Empathy is a fundamental human characteristic. It is what enabled human beings to come together as tribes and stay together as civilisations. The cruelty and apathy we see around us today is, weirdly enough, a

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12:26

Star Trek - An Indian Critique

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/17

I have loved Star Trek my entire life. So this is not me taking a piss at it. I am simply sharing some things about the nature of my favourite franchise that come close to bothering me occasionally. The legacy of colonialism leaves deep scars and often, these scars extend into parts of us that sem to have little to do with “politics”. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vimoh.substack.com

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00:15:45

youtube vs cinema in the attention economy

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/11

SummaryIn this episode, Vimoh explores the decline of interest in the Star Wars franchise and the rise of YouTube as the dominant streaming platform. He discusses how the attention economy affects the quality of cinema, leading to a crisis in storytelling. Vimoh reflects on the nostalgia for 90s cinema and the pressures faced by filmmakers in the current digital landscape, ultimately questioning the future of storytelling in an age driven by fast content consumption. 00:00 The Decline of Star

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00:17:38

what i know doesn't feel good

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/10/04

It seems knowing is not important to us. We have evolved to feel. And this makes me feel things. Listen then.

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00:20:02

influencing my future on the social web

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/09/27

A rant about me reducing my social media footprint and about the nature of my content creator burnout.

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00:13:32

he-man, skeletor, and nihilism

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/09/20

The meaning of meaning, gleaned from the Netflix reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

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00:09:12

free speech cannot exist in a vacuum

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/09/13

I find some people blaming free speech for all the misinformation and propaganda around us. I think this is misguided and needs to be broken down.

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00:07:48

stop worshipping science, maybe?

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/09/06

Many of us don't realise that even in our scientific outlooks, there remain traces of our former religious outlooks. This is why many atheists have a reverential attitude towards science, which is actually just a method.

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00:16:18

questioning my own authority

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/08/30

Because social media tends to be a machine that churns out "experts" and because I would appear to be one of them, I got to thinking about our relationship with the idea of authority and how sometimes it gets unhealthy.Support the podcast at patreon.com/vimoh and you can email me at vimohig at gmail dot com

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00:11:26

White men on Venus

Vimoh IRL ·

2024/08/23

I have been reading a very old science fiction novel written apparently by a petrol pump and it triggers me in all the wrong ways. I wanted to whine about it. So I did.

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