Who Should Run the Government? (Reggie Watts Pt. 2) | Soul Boom

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AI, power trips, and what comes after late stage capitalism. Comedian Reggie Watts unpacks how billionaires are trying to control the systems they built, why government is not a business, and how community and joy can outlast fear and shock tactics. We also debate psychedelics and ketamine, including the difference between sacred practice and shortcut culture, and how altered states can shape creativity, improv, and consciousness. Along the way they hit simulation theory, Star Trek’s utopian future, Brandon Sanderson fantasy, Burning Man stories, and why Reggie believes kindness is a form of intelligence. SPONSORS 👇 Grow Therapy 👉 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://growtherapy.co/soulboom⁠ ZipRecruiter (try it FREE!) 👉 https://www.ziprecruiter.com/soulboom⁠ https://www.ziprecruiter.com/soulboom Fetzer 👉 https://www.fetzer.org⁠ Soul Boom Workbook (Out NOW!) 👉 https://a.co/d/dM5wTYM MERCH OUT NOW! https://soulboom.com/store Sign up for our newsletter! https://soulboom.substack.com Watch WISDOM DUMP: https://bit.ly/WISDOMDUMP SUBSCRIBE to our SECOND channel: @SoulBoomPresents Follow us! Instagram: http://instagram.com/soulboom TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@soulboom Sponsor Soul Boom: [email protected] Work with Soul Boom: [email protected] Send Fan Creations, Questions, Comments: [email protected] Send fan mail! PO Box 2180 Toluca Lake, CA 91610 Shipping via UPS/FedEx? 10063 Riverside Dr PO Box 2180 Toluca Lake, CA 91610 Executive Produced by: Kartik Chainani @KartikChainani Executive Produced by: Ford Bowers, Samah Tokmachi Companion Arts Production Supervisor: Mike O'Brien Theme Music by: Marcos Moscat In this episode, we discuss: 00:00 Time Traveler Era 00:22 Hyperconnected Reality 00:29 Cyberpunk Hippie 00:43 Soul Boom Intro 01:05 Billionaires Hold Keys 01:35 AI Takes The Grid 01:56 AI Survival Directive 02:10 Robot Apocalypse Is Human 02:21 Synergistic Revolution 02:30 AI Better Than DC 02:59 Frankenstein Control Fantasy 03:14 Voting Feels Outdated 03:33 Two Party Trap 03:51 Coalition Politics 04:08 Robber Barons Buy Power 04:38 Zuckerberg Bunker Delusion 05:03 Junkyard Rocket Memory 05:42 2025 Plan Backfire 06:06 Stephanie Ruhle Callout 06:52 DMV Actually Works 07:34 Destroy The System Plan 07:51 Billionaires In Office 08:13 Revolution Goes Live 08:19 Joy As Resistance 09:05 Defund Science And Care 09:36 Where Community Lives 09:56 Live The Future Now 10:33 Billionaire Patch The Holes 10:58 Power Requires Consent 11:14 Satellites Go Dark 11:28 AI Steals The Keys 11:38 Renewables Flip On 12:06 Brain Stem Slack 12:29 Simulation Stress Test 13:11 Labels Are Expired 13:29 George Lucas Common Sense 14:26 Art And Science One Coin 15:07 Sci Fi Builds Reality 18:35 Star Trek Hologram Doctor 19:17 Star Trek Utopia Vision 22:09 No Conflict Next Gen 23:12 Psychedelic Visions 23:27 Brandon Sanderson Fantasy 23:43 Graphic Audio Movie Mind 25:05 Mistborn Magic System 26:01 God Consciousness Parallel 27:12 Singularity Joke 27:53 Sober Skeptic Pushback 28:20 Elon Musk Ketamine Power Trip 30:06 Therapeutic Use Vs Party 31:20 Shortcuts Vs Practice 34:10 Consumer Transcendence Critique 36:05 Rapid Self Understanding 37:03 Vancouver On Stage Story 39:23 Burning Man Pirate Ship 41:21 Music Feels Pre Recorded 42:16 Psychedelic Research History 44:20 What A K Hole Is 46:23 Dont Trust Sticky Systems 48:11 Systems Beat Chaos 49:31 Brownies Rule Example 50:06 Improv Too Many Rules 52:23 War Low Rider Origin 53:32 Classical Vs Jazz 55:04 Kindness Is Intelligence 56:32 Tenderness Is God 57:08 Unity Is Manufactured 59:09 Love First Strategy 01:00:13 Nazi Kid Story 01:01:31 Warner Bros Sheepdog Bit 01:02:18 Self Love Practice 01:03:15 Mirror Plus Friends 01:03:44 Befriend The Introvert 01:04:17 Protect Your Inner Self #SoulBoom #RainnWilson #ReggieWatts #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #FutureOfHumanity #SimulationTheory #LateStageCapitalism #Billionaires #TechCulture #Cyberpunk #StarTrek #TheNextGeneration #SciFi #BrandonSanderson #Mistborn #Psychedelics #Ketamine #MentalHealth #AddictionRecovery #Sobriety #Creativity #Improv #ArtAndScience #Joy #Community #Kindness #Spirituality #Consciousness