"In a recent episode, set in Thailand, actor Sam Rockwell delivers an intense monologue on how he took partying as far as it could go. And he backs up this claim with a lurid account of excesses and fetishes beyond anything I’ve heard on TV before.
But nobody mentioned the key fact.
Rockwell talks about how he walked away from this wild self, and found serenity in a Buddhist life of detachment and enlightenment. And this shows in how he delivers his monologue, which grabs our attention precisely because its serene tone is such a mismatch with the activities described.
But, of course, viewers didn’t latch on to that—because that kind of message never shows up in a TV series.
Or does it?
It’s worth repeating this: the white lotus is a symbol of purity and enlightenment—and emergence from darkness, especially in times of turmoil or political crisis
“You’re getting what you asked for.”
That’s how people describe a punishment—the curse of getting what you want. And it’s been true since the Garden of Eden.
Consider this in the context of the algorithm—a feedback technology designed to give people exactly what they want."
But nobody mentioned the key fact.
Rockwell talks about how he walked away from this wild self, and found serenity in a Buddhist life of detachment and enlightenment. And this shows in how he delivers his monologue, which grabs our attention precisely because its serene tone is such a mismatch with the activities described.
But, of course, viewers didn’t latch on to that—because that kind of message never shows up in a TV series.
Or does it?
It’s worth repeating this: the white lotus is a symbol of purity and enlightenment—and emergence from darkness, especially in times of turmoil or political crisis
“You’re getting what you asked for.”
That’s how people describe a punishment—the curse of getting what you want. And it’s been true since the Garden of Eden.
Consider this in the context of the algorithm—a feedback technology designed to give people exactly what they want."
via: THB
