{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6983970d92cc2b35f6b8a16b/6a3e0b2513f23e0ab606f8ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"🍎 Imperial Twilight by Stephen Platt (is the Best Twilight Book )🍎","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6983970d92cc2b35f6b8a16b/1782501839132-39c5a4aa-f20d-4750-95aa-4ac6e39bccb2.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>If you like vampires, Imperial Twilight is for you because it's all about compulsive blood suckers!: 19th century opiųm smugglers and 21st century tech billionaires. P.S. This is my website: https://www.leahrenee.co/ and this is the author of Imperial Twilight (the book I review in episode 21) Stephen R. Platt: https://www.stephenrplatt.com/  </p><p><br></p><p>This episode is not just about old timey trade relations between Britain and China, it's about addiction. What we can learn about China's handling of the dangerous opiųm epidemic admidst our modern day attention fracking crisis?</p><p><br></p><p>Is there hope for the human race when it comes to reclaiming our attention which is being harvested at a rate that would make the East India Company blush. </p><p><br></p><p>This episode is full on with anecdotes, personal stories, excerpts, animated GIFS, and of course: unnecessary references to Mormonism. How could I not get in on the Mormon + Twilight game that Stephanie Meyer started? </p><p><br></p><p>You'll have to wait for the monkey anecdote, just like I did. It was over 400 pages deep in the book when Platt dropped the most delightful glitter bomb of an aside, as the book was wrapping up. Only those who stay until they've eaten their dinner get desert. </p><p><br></p><p>For the purposes of indexing and clarity, here's what episode 21 of the Leah Renee Podcast covers:</p><p>- Is social media the opiųm of our day?</p><p><br></p><p>- Cal Newport's five cognitive fitness tips, I promised to share where you can learn the five things from Episode 16 here: https://youtu.be/yKZPaA1b-XA?si=KuuxnOSWfyo-jJ_Y&amp;t=223</p><p><br></p><p>- The Switch Cost Effect (including references to Johann Hari and Gloria Mark's research at UC Irvine)</p><p><br></p><p>- Lin Zexu's famous letter to Queen Victoria and the physical, social, and economic harm of the opiųm trade to China</p><p><br></p><p>- British dependence on Chinese goods, and China's indifference to their \"toys\"</p><p><br></p><p>- The sobering social media statistic that matches up with heavy opiųm users, that I ran by a teenager to find the numbers may just be right</p><p> </p><p>- New social media bans rolling out in Australia and UK</p><p><br></p><p>-   Center for Humane Technology www.humantech.com a fantastic site run by digital ethicists and the creators of The Social Dilemma</p><p><br></p><p>-  Current bills and legislation to protect children from the harms of the modern digital world:   Kids Off Social Media Act, COPPA 2.0, KIDS Act</p><p><br></p><p>-  I also complain about how everyone's handwriting sucks, and I don't remember phone numbers or basic math any more. </p><p><br></p><p>- The ChatGPT study MIT published about cognitive debt and why using ChatGPT makes you dumber</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Linkage:</p><p><br></p><p>Website: https://www.leahrenee.co/</p><p>YouTube: / @leahreneecomedian</p><p>Substack: https://substack.com/@leahreneecomedian</p><p>Reddit: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>Facebook: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>IG: / leahreneecomedian</p><p>LinkedIn: / leahcreative</p>","author_name":"Leah Renee"}