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    #265: Stop Collapsing Everything

    July 18th, 2025 · 111 minutes

    On the complexities and constraints of pursuing the right answer.

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    Links and Show Notes

    Credits
    R.E.M. - Collapse into Now
    Stephen Hackett: Ten Years Indie
    Lighter Darker: The ILM Podcast
    Merlin’s post about ChatGPT and “ctx”
    The Gell-Mann amnesia effect - Wikipedia
    Like Stories of Old: When Two Filmmakers Make the Same Movie - YouTube
    Like Stories of Old: The Inner Chronicle of What We Are – Werner Herzog Documentary - YouTube
    Come and See (1985)
    We Were the Lucky Ones (2024)
    Merlin’s “Some Next-Level Shit” movie list