we all tell ourselves stories on the individual level
individual level
individual level the stories we tell ourselves have had
the stories we tell ourselves have had
the stories we tell ourselves have had many different types of names personal
many different types of names personal
many different types of names personal narratives internal monologues ego and
narratives internal monologues ego and
narratives internal monologues ego and there have been a number of experts
there have been a number of experts
there have been a number of experts throughout the years who have helped us
throughout the years who have helped us
throughout the years who have helped us study what the meaning of the stories we
study what the meaning of the stories we
study what the meaning of the stories we tell ourselves are psychologists
tell ourselves are psychologists
tell ourselves are psychologists neuroscientists geologists have all
neuroscientists geologists have all
neuroscientists geologists have all dedicated their careers to helping human
dedicated their careers to helping human
dedicated their careers to helping human beings understand themselves through the
beings understand themselves through the
beings understand themselves through the stories they tell so I’m not going to do
stories they tell so I’m not going to do
stories they tell so I’m not going to do that today instead I’m going to talk
that today instead I’m going to talk
that today instead I’m going to talk about the stories that we tell ourselves
about the stories that we tell ourselves
about the stories that we tell ourselves as societies as groups of people it
as societies as groups of people it
as societies as groups of people it could be a group of two a family a
could be a group of two a family a
could be a group of two a family a community a neighborhood a nation a
community a neighborhood a nation a
community a neighborhood a nation a continent a whole world but we all tell
continent a whole world but we all tell
continent a whole world but we all tell ourselves stories I call these stories
ourselves stories I call these stories
ourselves stories I call these stories myths I hope I’m saying that right
myths I hope I’m saying that right
myths I hope I’m saying that right my THS I tried to say myths to Google
my THS I tried to say myths to Google
my THS I tried to say myths to Google yesterday and I thought I was saying
yesterday and I thought I was saying
yesterday and I thought I was saying mist so I just want to be clear that I’m
mist so I just want to be clear that I’m
mist so I just want to be clear that I’m saying myth yes now when I say the word
saying myth yes now when I say the word
saying myth yes now when I say the word myth some of you might already be
myth some of you might already be
myth some of you might already be thinking that I’m talking about lies you
thinking that I’m talking about lies you
thinking that I’m talking about lies you might be thinking oh does she mean lies
might be thinking oh does she mean lies
might be thinking oh does she mean lies or rumors or something no not exactly
or rumors or something no not exactly
or rumors or something no not exactly I’m not talking about lies I’m not
I’m not talking about lies I’m not
I’m not talking about lies I’m not exactly talking about lies these days
exactly talking about lies these days
exactly talking about lies these days when people think about think of the
when people think about think of the
when people think about think of the word myth they immediately think of
word myth they immediately think of
word myth they immediately think of disproving it we do this with the
disproving it we do this with the
disproving it we do this with the understanding that a myth is a commonly
understanding that a myth is a commonly
understanding that a myth is a commonly held belief that needs that is begging
held belief that needs that is begging
held belief that needs that is begging to be tested by science in fact some of
to be tested by science in fact some of
to be tested by science in fact some of the most interesting myths have come up
the most interesting myths have come up
the most interesting myths have come up when I was doing the research on this
when I was doing the research on this
when I was doing the research on this story some of them are tied to
story some of them are tied to
story some of them are tied to superstition like South Korea’s myths of
superstition like South Korea’s myths of
superstition like South Korea’s myths of fan death that some people believe that
fan death that some people believe that
fan death that some people believe that if you sleep in a room with an
if you sleep in a room with an
if you sleep in a room with an electronic fan and that you’ll die and
electronic fan and that you’ll die and
electronic fan and that you’ll die and and in Estonia I was told please don’t
and in Estonia I was told please don’t
and in Estonia I was told please don’t boo if this is incorrect I was told that
boo if this is incorrect I was told that
boo if this is incorrect I was told that in Estonia some people believe that
in Estonia some people believe that
in Estonia some people believe that garlic and vodka can cure any ailment
someone told me that who was it and then
someone told me that who was it and then in my own country some people believe
in my own country some people believe
in my own country some people believe that if you have the air conditioner on
that if you have the air conditioner on
that if you have the air conditioner on in summer you’ll get flu which makes no
in summer you’ll get flu which makes no
in summer you’ll get flu which makes no sense what these three myths have in
sense what these three myths have in
sense what these three myths have in common though is that they’re all
common though is that they’re all
common though is that they’re all testable in one way or another you can
testable in one way or another you can
testable in one way or another you can test it and you can prove whether it’s
test it and you can prove whether it’s
test it and you can prove whether it’s correct or not and the modern world is
correct or not and the modern world is
correct or not and the modern world is endlessly fascinated with disproving
endlessly fascinated with disproving
endlessly fascinated with disproving this category of myth in fact one of the
this category of myth in fact one of the
this category of myth in fact one of the most popular English language television
most popular English language television
most popular English language television shows is a show called Mythbusters it’s
shows is a show called Mythbusters it’s
shows is a show called Mythbusters it’s on the Discovery Channel
on the Discovery Channel
on the Discovery Channel and is hosted by two very funny very
and is hosted by two very funny very
and is hosted by two very funny very strange of special effects experts at
strange of special effects experts at
strange of special effects experts at the hardware seaside to read about
the hardware seaside to read about
the hardware seaside to read about special effects experts
special effects experts
special effects experts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman
Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman who dedicate their time to collecting
who dedicate their time to collecting
who dedicate their time to collecting myths from all over the world from
myths from all over the world from
myths from all over the world from ancient times to the modern times to
ancient times to the modern times to
ancient times to the modern times to futuristic times and testing them and
futuristic times and testing them and
futuristic times and testing them and over their 14 season run they have
over their 14 season run they have
over their 14 season run they have tested over a thousand myths and found
tested over a thousand myths and found
tested over a thousand myths and found 55 percent of them to be busted this is
55 percent of them to be busted this is
55 percent of them to be busted this is probably what comes to mind when I say
probably what comes to mind when I say
probably what comes to mind when I say myths however I think there’s a certain
myths however I think there’s a certain
myths however I think there’s a certain danger in us thinking of this work of
danger in us thinking of this work of
danger in us thinking of this work of myths in this way I think there is a
myths in this way I think there is a
myths in this way I think there is a certain danger in placing this distance
certain danger in placing this distance
certain danger in placing this distance between our culture our contemporary
between our culture our contemporary
between our culture our contemporary culture and the role in which myth has
culture and the role in which myth has
culture and the role in which myth has played before – think of the of myths in
played before – think of the of myths in
played before – think of the of myths in this way as things to be proved and
this way as things to be proved and
this way as things to be proved and disproved blinds us from the roles they
disproved blinds us from the roles they
disproved blinds us from the roles they play in our connected world because the
play in our connected world because the
play in our connected world because the myths that we create about ourselves
myths that we create about ourselves
myths that we create about ourselves have never been more important than they
have never been more important than they
have never been more important than they are now Joseph Campbell author of hero
are now Joseph Campbell author of hero
are now Joseph Campbell author of hero with a thousand faces American
with a thousand faces American
with a thousand faces American mythologist had many interesting ideas
mythologist had many interesting ideas
mythologist had many interesting ideas about myth and what they mean for human
about myth and what they mean for human
about myth and what they mean for human society
society
society tee’s he said myths are the stories of
tee’s he said myths are the stories of
tee’s he said myths are the stories of the search through the ages for truth
the search through the ages for truth
the search through the ages for truth for meaning for significance I think
for meaning for significance I think
for meaning for significance I think that’s very very interesting quote it’s
that’s very very interesting quote it’s
that’s very very interesting quote it’s a very interesting way to look at myth 2
a very interesting way to look at myth 2
a very interesting way to look at myth 2 now I should probably pause here and
now I should probably pause here and
now I should probably pause here and throw up some disclaimers one I’m not an
throw up some disclaimers one I’m not an
throw up some disclaimers one I’m not an anthropologist or sociologist or even a
anthropologist or sociologist or even a
anthropologist or sociologist or even a pathologist or anything remotely related
pathologist or anything remotely related
pathologist or anything remotely related to what I’m talking about today
to what I’m talking about today
to what I’m talking about today I studied mathematics and undergrad and
I studied mathematics and undergrad and
I studied mathematics and undergrad and that’s about it but what I can say and I
that’s about it but what I can say and I
that’s about it but what I can say and I can promise you is that I’m a voracious
can promise you is that I’m a voracious
can promise you is that I’m a voracious reader and I have always been fascinated
reader and I have always been fascinated
reader and I have always been fascinated I mean gripped by the power of math by
I mean gripped by the power of math by
I mean gripped by the power of math by the power of the stories our societies
the power of the stories our societies
the power of the stories our societies tell of themselves when I was a young
tell of themselves when I was a young
tell of themselves when I was a young child my father in his attempts to teach
child my father in his attempts to teach
child my father in his attempts to teach me a sathana the language of Botswana
me a sathana the language of Botswana
me a sathana the language of Botswana was hit my brother and I it down every
was hit my brother and I it down every
was hit my brother and I it down every night almost every night sorry and tell
night almost every night sorry and tell
night almost every night sorry and tell us stories they were the traditional
us stories they were the traditional
us stories they were the traditional tales that he had heard from his
tales that he had heard from his
tales that he had heard from his grandparents while growing up and
grandparents while growing up and
grandparents while growing up and although he had been told them in a
although he had been told them in a
although he had been told them in a world very far removed from the one we
world very far removed from the one we
world very far removed from the one we now occupied with TV and air
now occupied with TV and air
now occupied with TV and air conditioning they gripped our
conditioning they gripped our
conditioning they gripped our imaginations the story of the stories of
imaginations the story of the stories of
imaginations the story of the stories of naughty baboons and quick-witted hares
naughty baboons and quick-witted hares
naughty baboons and quick-witted hares and cunning monkeys and sneaky serpents
and cunning monkeys and sneaky serpents
and cunning monkeys and sneaky serpents and lazy lions filled our little minds
and lazy lions filled our little minds
and lazy lions filled our little minds with Wanda and four glorious hour every
with Wanda and four glorious hour every
with Wanda and four glorious hour every night or so my brother and I were free
night or so my brother and I were free
night or so my brother and I were free of our desire to be glued to Cartoon
of our desire to be glued to Cartoon
of our desire to be glued to Cartoon Network watching Dexter’s Lab we were
Network watching Dexter’s Lab we were
Network watching Dexter’s Lab we were transported to a world of intoxicating
transported to a world of intoxicating
transported to a world of intoxicating Hsieh Wanda and that is when I learned
Hsieh Wanda and that is when I learned
Hsieh Wanda and that is when I learned about the power of stories about the
about the power of stories about the
about the power of stories about the power of myth about the power of the
power of myth about the power of the
power of myth about the power of the collective tale in that instance the
collective tale in that instance the
collective tale in that instance the power had not only taken my brother and
power had not only taken my brother and
power had not only taken my brother and I stumbling Susana
I stumbling Susana
I stumbling Susana first and forced us to learn more of it
first and forced us to learn more of it
first and forced us to learn more of it so we too could retell each other these
so we too could retell each other these
so we too could retell each other these stories on stormy nights it had also
stories on stormy nights it had also
stories on stormy nights it had also cultivated in me an intimate
cultivated in me an intimate
cultivated in me an intimate relationship with storytelling it may
relationship with storytelling it may
relationship with storytelling it may perhaps be why today I can claim almost
perhaps be why today I can claim almost
perhaps be why today I can claim almost almost almost proudly that I’m an
almost almost proudly that I’m an
almost almost proudly that I’m an aspiring novelist so these days I see
aspiring novelist so these days I see
aspiring novelist so these days I see math everywhere particularly online no
math everywhere particularly online no
math everywhere particularly online no long our myths focused on creation and
long our myths focused on creation and
long our myths focused on creation and life after death no longer our myths
life after death no longer our myths
life after death no longer our myths created by focused on warfare and tribal
created by focused on warfare and tribal
created by focused on warfare and tribal conquest our myths have taken on a life
conquest our myths have taken on a life
conquest our myths have taken on a life of their very own but at their core
of their very own but at their core
of their very own but at their core thus they serve the same purpose to link
thus they serve the same purpose to link
thus they serve the same purpose to link our groups to the eternal to try to make
our groups to the eternal to try to make
our groups to the eternal to try to make sense of our collective roles in the
sense of our collective roles in the
sense of our collective roles in the world and to inspire those who join into
world and to inspire those who join into
world and to inspire those who join into our groups to wholeheartedly believe in
our groups to wholeheartedly believe in
our groups to wholeheartedly believe in the values that we share our myths still
the values that we share our myths still
the values that we share our myths still shape who we are I want to talk about
shape who we are I want to talk about
shape who we are I want to talk about how this translates onto online spaces
how this translates onto online spaces
how this translates onto online spaces I’ve always been an obsessive internet
I’ve always been an obsessive internet
I’ve always been an obsessive internet user
user
user whoop-whoop if you are too and can’t
whoop-whoop if you are too and can’t
whoop-whoop if you are too and can’t really open my mouth without talking
really open my mouth without talking
really open my mouth without talking about one online community another
about one online community another
about one online community another whether it’s an African astons whitter
whether it’s an African astons whitter
whether it’s an African astons whitter or feminists on tumblr or English
or feminists on tumblr or English
or feminists on tumblr or English speaking Korean pop music forums or
speaking Korean pop music forums or
speaking Korean pop music forums or pickup artists but even or not on reddit
pickup artists but even or not on reddit
pickup artists but even or not on reddit I’ve always had a wild actually
I’ve always had a wild actually
I’ve always had a wild actually obsessive fascination with the online
obsessive fascination with the online
obsessive fascination with the online world and only after reading two
world and only after reading two
world and only after reading two important books whose names I will share
important books whose names I will share
important books whose names I will share just now have I begin to view this world
just now have I begin to view this world
just now have I begin to view this world through the lens of mythology the two
through the lens of mythology the two
through the lens of mythology the two books I’m talking about are one the
books I’m talking about are one the
books I’m talking about are one the power of myths by Joseph Campbell
power of myths by Joseph Campbell
power of myths by Joseph Campbell it is a transcript of an award-winning
it is a transcript of an award-winning
it is a transcript of an award-winning TV show of the same name to Indaba my
TV show of the same name to Indaba my
TV show of the same name to Indaba my children a collection of stories that
children a collection of stories that
children a collection of stories that aim to illustrate an outline the entire
aim to illustrate an outline the entire
aim to illustrate an outline the entire history of sub-saharan Africa I have
history of sub-saharan Africa I have
history of sub-saharan Africa I have to read these books simultaneously and
to read these books simultaneously and
to read these books simultaneously and at first they would seem wildly
at first they would seem wildly
at first they would seem wildly disconnected but to me at the end of
disconnected but to me at the end of
disconnected but to me at the end of them they were both very long so
them they were both very long so
them they were both very long so high-five to me I was able to highlight
high-five to me I was able to highlight
high-five to me I was able to highlight two very vital ideas one that myths of
two very vital ideas one that myths of
two very vital ideas one that myths of all kinds exists in almost every
all kinds exists in almost every
all kinds exists in almost every denomination of society from a marriage
denomination of society from a marriage
denomination of society from a marriage to a business to a city to a tribe to a
to a business to a city to a tribe to a
to a business to a city to a tribe to a region an actual area of land to a
region an actual area of land to a
region an actual area of land to a government to a political party and now
government to a political party and now
government to a political party and now I see two online movements to the second
I see two online movements to the second
I see two online movements to the second thing that I learned was that our myths
thing that I learned was that our myths
thing that I learned was that our myths tell us more about ourselves than almost
tell us more about ourselves than almost
tell us more about ourselves than almost anything else when I first joined
anything else when I first joined
anything else when I first joined Twitter a few years ago I immediately
Twitter a few years ago I immediately
Twitter a few years ago I immediately gravitated towards groups of young
gravitated towards groups of young
gravitated towards groups of young dynamic feminists they shared tales of
dynamic feminists they shared tales of
dynamic feminists they shared tales of street harassment and the conditioning
street harassment and the conditioning
street harassment and the conditioning that they had had while growing up but
that they had had while growing up but
that they had had while growing up but they found to be harmful I gravitated
they found to be harmful I gravitated
they found to be harmful I gravitated towards these groups because I could
towards these groups because I could
towards these groups because I could identify with their experiences although
identify with their experiences although
identify with their experiences although our lives were not exactly the same we
our lives were not exactly the same we
our lives were not exactly the same we could all agree on the idea that we
could all agree on the idea that we
could all agree on the idea that we believed could rescue us equality
believed could rescue us equality
believed could rescue us equality justice and freedom and although I could
justice and freedom and although I could
justice and freedom and although I could not see it at the time I realized that
not see it at the time I realized that
not see it at the time I realized that we had together unknowingly not
we had together unknowingly not
we had together unknowingly not necessarily on purpose created our own
necessarily on purpose created our own
necessarily on purpose created our own mythology there was the hero us the
mythology there was the hero us the
mythology there was the hero us the enemy patriarchy and our conversations
enemy patriarchy and our conversations
enemy patriarchy and our conversations and readings became the hero’s journey
and readings became the hero’s journey
and readings became the hero’s journey to triumph and as soon as I saw that in
to triumph and as soon as I saw that in
to triumph and as soon as I saw that in Maya community at the time I began to
Maya community at the time I began to
Maya community at the time I began to see everywhere for example vegan
see everywhere for example vegan
see everywhere for example vegan websites to have their mythology the
websites to have their mythology the
websites to have their mythology the hero was us and us them the enemy
hero was us and us them the enemy
hero was us and us them the enemy commercial farming and misinformation
commercial farming and misinformation
commercial farming and misinformation young Africans had our own mythology on
young Africans had our own mythology on
young Africans had our own mythology on Twitter with a counterproductive
Twitter with a counterproductive
Twitter with a counterproductive governance system cast as the evil
governance system cast as the evil
governance system cast as the evil conniving enemy and young ambitious and
conniving enemy and young ambitious and
conniving enemy and young ambitious and young ambition as a hopeful hero when I
young ambition as a hopeful hero when I
young ambition as a hopeful hero when I began to map out these ideologies of
began to map out these ideologies of
began to map out these ideologies of various groups online I began to see
various groups online I began to see
various groups online I began to see that although the enemies and the hero’s
that although the enemies and the hero’s
that although the enemies and the hero’s journeys were vastly different
journeys were vastly different
journeys were vastly different ethic all of them the myths were the
ethic all of them the myths were the
ethic all of them the myths were the same of a world and wild and tumultuous
same of a world and wild and tumultuous
same of a world and wild and tumultuous turmoil that could only be saved by an
turmoil that could only be saved by an
turmoil that could only be saved by an us here’s another cool quote from Joseph
us here’s another cool quote from Joseph
us here’s another cool quote from Joseph Campbell mitzva public dreams and dreams
Campbell mitzva public dreams and dreams
Campbell mitzva public dreams and dreams are private myths people don’t always
are private myths people don’t always
are private myths people don’t always connect because of their myth being
connect because of their myth being
connect because of their myth being understood is why we gravitate towards
understood is why we gravitate towards
understood is why we gravitate towards each other towards each other the
each other towards each other the
each other towards each other the removal of loneliness the removal of
removal of loneliness the removal of
removal of loneliness the removal of isolation it is also why we end up
isolation it is also why we end up
isolation it is also why we end up surrounding ourselves with only those
surrounding ourselves with only those
surrounding ourselves with only those who agree with us unknowingly we have a
who agree with us unknowingly we have a
who agree with us unknowingly we have a mythology to protect in studies of
mythology to protect in studies of
mythology to protect in studies of colonization and imperialism it is
colonization and imperialism it is
colonization and imperialism it is common to learn that the idea the idea
common to learn that the idea the idea
common to learn that the idea the idea that in order to have a successful
that in order to have a successful
that in order to have a successful long-term conquest of one group one
long-term conquest of one group one
long-term conquest of one group one crucial step is to destroy that groups
crucial step is to destroy that groups
crucial step is to destroy that groups belief system to attack its mythology I
belief system to attack its mythology I
belief system to attack its mythology I think this is why we are so protective
think this is why we are so protective
think this is why we are so protective of our group stories instinctively we
of our group stories instinctively we
of our group stories instinctively we know that to compromise is to risk
know that to compromise is to risk
know that to compromise is to risk annihilation to risk erasure that is why
annihilation to risk erasure that is why
annihilation to risk erasure that is why while our midst unites like-minded
while our midst unites like-minded
while our midst unites like-minded people they can also divide us we become
people they can also divide us we become
people they can also divide us we become so protective about stories that the
so protective about stories that the
so protective about stories that the enamine them takes on a larger and
enamine them takes on a larger and
enamine them takes on a larger and larger definition if the enemy for
larger definition if the enemy for
larger definition if the enemy for example was commercial farming and
example was commercial farming and
example was commercial farming and misinformation for vegans the desire to
misinformation for vegans the desire to
misinformation for vegans the desire to protect that myth would turn the enemy
protect that myth would turn the enemy
protect that myth would turn the enemy into anybody who asks questions about
into anybody who asks questions about
into anybody who asks questions about this belief system until eventually the
this belief system until eventually the
this belief system until eventually the enemy grows bigger and bigger and bigger
enemy grows bigger and bigger and bigger
enemy grows bigger and bigger and bigger while the us the hero grows smaller and
while the us the hero grows smaller and
while the us the hero grows smaller and smaller then the mythology becomes more
smaller then the mythology becomes more
smaller then the mythology becomes more and more nihilistic the group’s goal
and more nihilistic the group’s goal
and more nihilistic the group’s goal becomes less about rescuing a world and
becomes less about rescuing a world and
becomes less about rescuing a world and more about destroying it I’ve recently
more about destroying it I’ve recently
more about destroying it I’ve recently moved to America I’m studying my masters
moved to America I’m studying my masters
moved to America I’m studying my masters in creative writing so I’ll be
in creative writing so I’ll be
in creative writing so I’ll be unemployed for the rest of my life
but I have been recently affected by the
but I have been recently affected by the election and it got me really thinking
election and it got me really thinking
election and it got me really thinking about where I want it to go about with
about where I want it to go about with
about where I want it to go about with this talk about mythology I mean it’s
this talk about mythology I mean it’s
this talk about mythology I mean it’s very hard to to travel half across the
very hard to to travel half across the
very hard to to travel half across the world with the talk in mind and then
world with the talk in mind and then
world with the talk in mind and then Donald Trump wins and then you don’t
Donald Trump wins and then you don’t
Donald Trump wins and then you don’t mention that in your talk that’s very
mention that in your talk that’s very
mention that in your talk that’s very hard and I’ve tried my best so far so a
hard and I’ve tried my best so far so a
hard and I’ve tried my best so far so a pat on the back for me anyway I want to
pat on the back for me anyway I want to
pat on the back for me anyway I want to say that this is what I believe happened
say that this is what I believe happened
say that this is what I believe happened in America I have followed what are
in America I have followed what are
in America I have followed what are called the alt-right movements which are
called the alt-right movements which are
called the alt-right movements which are these online groups that supported the
these online groups that supported the
these online groups that supported the Republic not the Republican Party
Republic not the Republican Party
Republic not the Republican Party Trump’s campaign quite a lot and I’ve
Trump’s campaign quite a lot and I’ve
Trump’s campaign quite a lot and I’ve been following them for so long that I
been following them for so long that I
been following them for so long that I have kind of seen their mythology
have kind of seen their mythology
have kind of seen their mythology evolved from something as simple as an
evolved from something as simple as an
evolved from something as simple as an us-versus-them narrative to a full-blown
us-versus-them narrative to a full-blown
us-versus-them narrative to a full-blown nihilistic outlook and the end game
nihilistic outlook and the end game
nihilistic outlook and the end game became nothing more than wanton
became nothing more than wanton
became nothing more than wanton destruction because to them the enemy
destruction because to them the enemy
destruction because to them the enemy had grown larger and larger over time
had grown larger and larger over time
had grown larger and larger over time until it was no longer just feminism and
until it was no longer just feminism and
until it was no longer just feminism and immigration that they hated but the
immigration that they hated but the
immigration that they hated but the entire world I’ve seen this happen
entire world I’ve seen this happen
entire world I’ve seen this happen numerous times throughout my time
numerous times throughout my time
numerous times throughout my time watching any online group from feminists
watching any online group from feminists
watching any online group from feminists to vegans to Korean pop music fans I’ve
to vegans to Korean pop music fans I’ve
to vegans to Korean pop music fans I’ve seen what happens when we isolate
seen what happens when we isolate
seen what happens when we isolate ourselves when we fail to see how
ourselves when we fail to see how
ourselves when we fail to see how protective we are about mythologies when
protective we are about mythologies when
protective we are about mythologies when we fail to see that we have mythologies
we fail to see that we have mythologies
we fail to see that we have mythologies in the first place when we fail to
in the first place when we fail to
in the first place when we fail to examine our stories I believe there’s
examine our stories I believe there’s
examine our stories I believe there’s something we can learn if we do not
something we can learn if we do not
something we can learn if we do not watch our mythologies and pay attention
watch our mythologies and pay attention
watch our mythologies and pay attention to how they change and evolve we cannot
to how they change and evolve we cannot
to how they change and evolve we cannot see when our public dreams become public
see when our public dreams become public
see when our public dreams become public nightmares thank you
nightmares thank you
nightmares thank you [Applause]
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