Gabriel Kennedy (aka Prop Anon) is the author of Chapel Perilous: The Life & Thought Crimes of Robert Anton Wilson. He is also a visual artist and musician.
Here he relies largely on the thinking of Robert Anton Wilson concerning the damage inflicted over history by stupid actions. He points out that we are all vulnerable to acting stupidly from time to time. A great risk occurs however when stupid actions are undertaken by individuals with political or financial authority. Authoritarian organizations, in particular, are prone to foster stupidity – by punishing those with the temerity to contradict the “top dog.”
00:00 Introduction
03:11 Stupidity cuts across all class lines
09:01 Hard to see stupidity in oneself
14:15 Wilson and Leary’s analysis
23:53 Stupidity, authoritarianism, and war
39:21 The double-bind
43:18 General Semantics
48:29 Game theory
55:10 Conclusion
(Recorded on June 25, 2025)
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Published on July 14, 2025
