{"id":9526,"date":"2016-03-21T20:28:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/?p=9526"},"modified":"2016-03-21T20:28:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-22T00:28:39","slug":"episode-160-bob-stein-ashton-applewhite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chimeraobscura.com\/vm\/episode-160-bob-stein-ashton-applewhite","title":{"rendered":"Episode 160 – Bob Stein & Ashton Applewhite"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Virtual Memories Show #160:
\nBob Stein & Ashton Applewhite<\/a><\/p>\n

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“In the last few hundred years, we thought of reading as something you do by yourself. What we’re discovering now is that all media consumption — whether movies, games, or reading — is going social. And it’s going to be completely different.” –Bob Stein<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What do you get when you\u00a0synthesize Marx & McLuhan? Ask Bob Stein<\/a>! Bob’s the rare person for whom the term “visionary” isn’t an overstatement (seriously: check out his bio below). He’s been at the forefront of digital publishing for decades, and has plenty to say\u00a0about how technology is transforming human experience, from LaserDisc to Oculus Rift. We talk about the importance of failure and the era of Good Enough, how his Maoist background may or may not influence his long-term vision for humanity, the directions that future media creation and consumption may take, Silicon Valley’s twisted obsession with immortality and machine intelligence, living comfortably in the virtual world, his hopes for a VR revolution, and more! Give it a listen!<\/a>
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“Should my goal be to remain what I was when I was 20? What kind of insane, self-corrosive goal would that be?” –Ashton Applewhite<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Then Bob’s partner, Ashton Applewhite<\/a>, joins us to talk about the publication of her new book, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism<\/a>\"\"! We discuss the societal bias against aging, what she learned by dyeing her hair gray, the decision to “self”-publish This Chair Rocks<\/em>,\u00a0why she doesn’t want to think about writing another book for at least a decade, the potentials of an all-age-friendly world, and more! Go listen<\/a> and then order a copy of This Chair Rocks<\/a>\"\"!<\/p>\n

“The real book of the future is going to connect everyone.” –Bob Stein<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Also, if you want to find out who Bob & Ashton are reading nowadays and get a list of the books we talked about in this episode, join our Patreon<\/a> and become a monthly contributor to The Virtual Memories Show!<\/em> At the end of March, the new episode of our patron-only podcast, Fear of a Square Planet<\/a>, will go up with a bonus segment about who he’s\u00a0reading and why.<\/p>\n

Enjoy the conversation!<\/a>\u00a0Then check out\u00a0the archives<\/a>\u00a0for more great episodes! You might like:<\/p>\n