Share this postThe Cynical Genius Illusionbrainlenses.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherBrain LensesThe Cynical Genius IllusionShare this postThe Cynical Genius Illusionbrainlenses.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther1×0:00-5:17Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.The Cynical Genius IllusionColin WrightMar 12, 2024Share this postThe Cynical Genius Illusionbrainlenses.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherShareTranscriptNo transcript...More information about Brain Lenses at brainlenses.com.BL supporters receive an additional episode of the show each week. Info about becoming a supporter at the above address, or at Understandary.com.Read the written version of this episode:The Cynical Genius IllusionColin Wright·December 5, 2023The early Cynics were Greek philosophers who, riffing on some ideas from Socrates, claimed that one can only achieve freedom from perpetual suffering by seeing through the fog of false-beliefs and culturally enforced nonsense, defying the demands of community and emotion, and thus achieving clarity of thought and behavior by (in essence) erring toward p…Read full storyShare this discussionThe Cynical Genius Illusionbrainlenses.substack.comCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther0 CommentsBrain LensesBrain Lenses is a show about how we see the world, ourselves, and each other. Hosted by Colin Wright.Brain Lenses is a show about how we see the world, ourselves, and each other. Hosted by Colin Wright.SubscribeListen onSubstack AppApple PodcastsSpotifyYouTubeOvercastRSS FeedAppears in episodeColin WrightRecent EpisodesIron CageApr 25 • Colin WrightMisophoniaApr 23 • Colin WrightOpposite ActionApr 18 • Colin WrightDead Internet TheoryApr 16 • Colin WrightFriendship ParadoxApr 11 • Colin WrightIronic ReboundApr 9 • Colin WrightLudic FallacyApr 4 • Colin WrightBliss PointApr 2 • Colin Wright
The Cynical Genius Illusion