Excession [1, 2, and 3]

Plots and prognostications! Trouble brews in the culture as forces from beyond, forces from within, and forces from the forgotten list of unresolved disputes rear their ugly heads! 

A huge thanks to Terminal Khaos Builders for providing all music used in this episode! Our intro and outtro music is "Oh, they never lie," off the album "12 Views of Iain M. Banks's Culture." Check out their music here:

https://terminalkhaosbuilders.bandcamp.com/music

In this episode we cover the first three parts of Excession.

(Introduction to the Boh isattva vow):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodhisattva_vow

(This may not be available due to the NYT Scott Alexander doxxing scandal):

https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/11/04/samsara/

(This audio version may still be up):

http://sscpodcast.libsyn.com/samsara  

(Here's the comic GSV mentioned):

https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/2013-01-29

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