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Extraordinary Discourse 090 Special: The World Owes You A Living: The Great Work

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Extraordinary Discourse 090: The World Owes You A Living: The Great Work This is the 8th in the World Owes You A Living suite. Episode 1 is here Episode 2 is here Episode 3 is here . Episode 4 is here Episode 5 is here . Episode 6 is here Episode 7 is here . Anyone who has dipped into my podcasts knows that a major theme of these compositions is the idea that the world owes us a living. "Something for nothing"? Yep! Well, meet me beyond the quid pro quo. An age of abundance is at the door. The arguments and illustrations for this theme run through this work like a river runs through a valley. Right behind this theme loom the wider themes of emancipation in general, Play, and the great option for maturation beyond the unfortunate scarcity-based compacts of the job system - the nightmare of history from which we are trying to awaken. In this time of change, while just about every major institution is under siege of metanoia , both Left and Rig