Surrender Your Eco-Anxiety With Lee Schneider, Author, Podcaster, Producer And Director

Care More Be Better: Social Impact - Sustainability - Regeneration

English - February 22, 2023 11:00 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 56 ratings
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The rapid technological evolution brings rapid progress in our daily lives. At the same time, it also results in eco-anxiety. Where are we actually going? How much damage are we doing with our digital advancement? Can humans and the entire planet keep up with these changes? Lee Schneider aims to address this feeling of dread in his novel, Surrender. Joining Corinna Bellizzi, he explains how telling a story about a dystopian future can shed light on the double-edge sword of collective progress. Lee talks about using AI bots with extreme cautiousness and why they can never replace actual human jobs. He also delves into how technology could be causing social anxiety issues and tech bro companies turning people into mere fuels for the engine of commerce.

About Guest:

Lee Schneider is the author of screenplays, teleplays, stage plays, short stories, and audio drama podcasts. He has been a writer, producer, and director for television networks and movie studios. He is the founder of Red Cup Agency, an award-winning podcast production agency, and he is the Artistic Director of FutureX, a platform for futurist projects. His first published novel is titled Surrender, a science fiction story that takes place in 2050. He lives in Santa Monica, CA with his family.

Guest LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/docuguy

Guest Website: https://futurex.studio

Guest Social: https://instagram.com/docuguy, https://youtube.com/channel/futurex.studio, https://scicomm.xyz/@docuguy

Additional Resources Mentioned: https://bookshop.org/p/books/surrender/19597535

Show Notes: - Edited Audio

0:00 Introduction

1:15 Surrender

5:48 Facing the consequences of our actions

11:06 The rise of AI bots

20:43 How technology leads to social anxiety

26:10 Understanding futurist projects

29:59 Addressing our carbon footprint

36:32 Less technology and more power of connection

47:48 The problem with tech bro companies

49:46 Wrapping up and closing thoughts

53:11 Conclusion

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