(Un)Well / Social Dilemma [the Netflix Cult Factory] | #28

This weekend we reflect on Netflix 'Social Dilemma', Sam Harris 'Welcome the Cult Factory', quiet ties between Big Tech & US Military, Netflix '(Un)Well' & 'Down to Earth with Zac Efron' (& Darin Olien), sexual abuse by shamans at Ayahuasca retreats, Hangovers, Cults & more...

Thousands of contracts highlight quiet ties between Big Tech and U.S. military
The report offers a new window into the relationship between tech companies and the U.S. government, as well as an important detail about why such contracts are often difficult to find.
Research from the technology accountability nonprofit Tech Inquiry revealed that the Department of Defense and federal law enforcement agencies including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency and the Federal Bureau of Prisons, have secured thousands of deals with Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Dell, IBM, Hewlett Packard and even Facebook that have not been previously reported.
Tech Inquiry's research was led by Jack Poulson, a former Google research scientist who analyzed more than 30 million government contracts signed or modified in the past five years. The Department of Defense and federal law enforcement agencies accounted for the largest share of those contracts, with tech companies accounting for a fraction of the total number of contracts.
“Silicon Valley has always been in the business of war,” said Margart O’Mara, a historian of the technology industry and a professor at the University of Washington. “And the specific process of contracting and subcontracting with the military is familiar in the Valley too, dating back to the 1950s and 60s.” https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/thousands-contracts-highlight-quiet-ties-between-big-tech-u-s-n1233171

'I was sexually abused by a shaman at an ayahuasca retreat' The psychedelic powers of a traditional Amazonian plant medicine called ayahuasca are attracting more and more tourists. It's said to bring spiritual enlightenment and to help with addiction, depression and trauma. But a string of allegations suggests there's a darker side to the ayahuasca scene. https://www.bbc.com/news/stories-51053580

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