http://www.akesana.com/2009/01/15/turn-on-tune-in-drop-out-still-viable/ Social Conversation For Thinkers, Listeners, Doers and Creators Thu, 19 Aug 2010 18:54:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.akesana.com/2009/01/15/turn-on-tune-in-drop-out-still-viable/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Dr. Pete Fri, 16 Jan 2009 16:45:07 +0000 http://www.akesana.com/?p=116#comment-17 I had the pleasure to see Dr. Leary speak shortly before his death, and it was clear (and a little sad) that, while his view had moved on, many of his followers' ideas had not. He was experimenting quite a bit with technology, because he seemed to feel that we should tap into any and all tools at our disposals to better understand our minds and put them to use. While his political views and methods may have been controversial, I think his core message was important. We all subject our minds to so much noise, whether it be mass media or internet chatter, and ultimately I suspect that we're far less than we could be because of it. I had the pleasure to see Dr. Leary speak shortly before his death, and it was clear (and a little sad) that, while his view had moved on, many of his followers’ ideas had not. He was experimenting quite a bit with technology, because he seemed to feel that we should tap into any and all tools at our disposals to better understand our minds and put them to use. While his political views and methods may have been controversial, I think his core message was important. We all subject our minds to so much noise, whether it be mass media or internet chatter, and ultimately I suspect that we’re far less than we could be because of it.

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