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The Stoa was once a covered portico where Stoics met to philosophize. Now it’s a digital space, where we can gather and talk about what matters most right now, at the razor’s edge of this pandemic.

Philosophy, dormant during times of relative certainty and ease, comes alive just when it’s needed most. Once we admit, as Socrates urged, that we do not know what we thought we did, we can begin, out of this newfound knowledge of our own ignorance, to open ourselves up to what we can know together–and to how we can act in common based on this shared knowledge.

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Last 50 posts on own channels (YouTube, Podcast, Medium or Website/Blog):

The Age of Unavailability: A Talk w/ August Lamm
Published on: 13 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Trend Forecasting is Dead: Long Live Trends w/ Sean Monahan
Published on: 13 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Internet Enters Its Age of Aquarius w/ Günseli Yalcinkaya
Published on: 13 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Internet Never/Always Forgets w/ Molly Soda
Published on: 13 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Internet’s Dark Forests w/ Marta Ceccarelli
Published on: 11 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Team: Getting Things Done with Others w/ David Allen and Edward Lamont
Published on: 7 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Hijinx Manifesto: An Immersive Digital Nature Experience w/ Liza Desya
Published on: 3 Jun 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Italian Brainrot: Mythmaking at the End of Meaning w/ Rina Nicolae
Published on: 28 May 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading w/ Nadia Asparouhova
Published on: 21 May 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Inverse Course: Teaching by Unknowing
Published on: 7 May 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The 3Rs of Unmachining: Guideposts for an Age of Technological Upheaval w/ Peco Gaskovski
Published on: 20 Apr 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Pull
Published on: 20 Apr 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Spiritual Technology w/ Reggie James
Published on: 1 Apr 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Be Careful Who Pretend to Be w/ Honor Levy
Published on: 28 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Rise and Fall of the Internet Folk Artist w/ Ruby Justice Thelot
Published on: 25 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

CCCRU Scenemaking w/ Gregory “Jreg” Guevara
Published on: 20 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Overcome The Pull | March 22
Published on: 17 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Internet Real Life | April 2025
Published on: 12 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Internet Real Life | April 2025
Published on: 12 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Internet Real Life: The Dialectic (Opening Presentation) w/ Katherine Dee and Peter Limberg
Published on: 5 Mar 25 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Situational Assessment: Luigi Mangione
Published on: 13 Dec 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Idealism and Spirit Possession w/ Bernardo Kastrup and Robert Falconer
Published on: 5 Dec 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

THE STOIC SMILE
Published on: 1 Nov 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Internet Real Life (IRL)
Published on: 17 Oct 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Unseen Warfare w/ Justin Marler
Published on: 16 Oct 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Invisible Others w/ T.M. Luhrmann
Published on: 8 Oct 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Accelerating Wisdom: At the Leading Edge of the Metacrisis w/ Tom Morgan
Published on: 2 Oct 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Egregores w/ Mark Stavish
Published on: 25 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Dream Entities w/ Patrick McNamara
Published on: 18 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Entities of Schizophrenia w/ Jerry Marzinsky
Published on: 14 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Intersubjective Entities w/ Evan McMullen
Published on: 11 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Moloch Fuckery w/ John Mauriello and Raffi Minasian
Published on: 9 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Becoming Unplayable: On NPCs in the Metacrisis w/ Robert Bolton
Published on: 5 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Feeding Your Demons w/ Lama Tsultrim Allione
Published on: 4 Sep 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

NEW EVENT || BECOMING UNPLAYABLE
Published on: 23 Aug 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Beyond Coaching w/ Joel Monk and Peter Limberg
Published on: 21 Aug 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Antidote to Mental Models w/ Dave Snowden
Published on: 14 Aug 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Internet Is a Stage w/ Katherine Dee (default friend) and Peter Limberg
Published on: 9 Aug 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Non-Human Intelligences w/ Sean Esbjörn-Hargens
Published on: 17 Jul 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Demons w/ Dr. Richard Gallagher
Published on: 13 Jul 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

DMT Entities w/ David Luke
Published on: 3 Jul 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Unattached Burdens and Porous Mind w/ Robert Falconer
Published on: 26 Jun 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Entity Pill
Published on: 24 Jun 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

“The Thumos Song” – Flavio Cabobianco // Collective Journalling Finale
Published on: 19 Jun 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Second Renaissance: Framing and Guide to Civilizational Crisis and Regeneration w/ Rufus Pollock
Published on: 6 Jun 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Thinking vs. Feeling? w/ Vivian Dittmar
Published on: 30 May 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Dark Forest Collective || The Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet Roundtable
Published on: 20 Apr 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

How Stoicism Can Get You Laid Every Day!
Published on: 1 Apr 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

The Living Question: Getting Right With Technology w/ Anjan Katta, the Wild Man
Published on: 23 Mar 24 in The Stoa – YouTube by The Stoa

Horseshoe Theory for Israel-Palestine & Russia-Ukraine Conflicts w/ Luis Wenus
Published on: 31 Oct 23 in The Stoa – YouTube by LESS FOOLISH

The Age of Unavailability: A Talk w/ August Lamm
Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or …Read more
13 Jun 25 | The Stoa
Trend Forecasting is Dead: Long Live Trends w/ Sean Monahan
Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or …Read more
13 Jun 25 | The Stoa
The Internet Enters Its Age of Aquarius w/ Günseli Yalcinkaya
Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or …Read more
13 Jun 25 | The Stoa
The Internet Never/Always Forgets w/ Molly Soda
Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new way of relating to the internet—one beyond naive optimism or …Read more
13 Jun 25 | The Stoa
Internet’s Dark Forests w/ Marta Ceccarelli
We don’t simply enter the online world anymore, it envelops us. In a digital landscape dominated by centralized platforms and relentless visibility, the question arises: where can we retreat, even …Read more
11 Jun 25 | The Stoa
Team: Getting Things Done with Others w/ David Allen and Edward Lamont
The Stoa and Dale Carnegie Training (Toronto division) are teaming up to present a special “Carnegie Stoa” session with productivity pioneer David Allen (of Getting Things Done fame) and co-author …Read more
7 Jun 25 | The Stoa
The Hijinx Manifesto: An Immersive Digital Nature Experience w/ Liza Desya
hi. hijinx world is a rumour. hijinx world is a shower thought. hijinx world is a deeeeeeeep breath hijinx world does not, has not and will never exist. Project secrets: …Read more
3 Jun 25 | The Stoa
Italian Brainrot: Mythmaking at the End of Meaning w/ Rina Nicolae
Italian brainrot is a surreal meme trend from early 2025, featuring absurd AI-generated creatures with Italianized names and chaotic voiceovers. Blending irony, grotesque visuals, and post-ironic humor, it reflects Gen …Read more
28 May 25 | The Stoa
Antimemetics: Why Some Ideas Resist Spreading w/ Nadia Asparouhova
Why do certain ideas go viral, while others—no less vital—seem to hide in plain sight? In a new talk at The Stoa, Nadia Asparouhova explores this uncanny asymmetry through the …Read more
21 May 25 | The Stoa
The Inverse Course: Teaching by Unknowing
This talk was presented at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on May 3rd, 2025. “What if the teacher doesn’t know more than the students, and that’s the point? Join …Read more
7 May 25 | The Stoa
The 3Rs of Unmachining: Guideposts for an Age of Technological Upheaval w/ Peco Gaskovski
The “3Rs of Unmachining”—Recognize, Remove, Return—are guideposts to reclaim connection, presence, and meaning in our age of technological upheaval. Read more here: https://schooloftheunconformed.substack.com/p/the-3rs-of-unmachining-guideposts More from Peco here: https://pilgrimsinthemachine.substack.com https://www.amazon.ca/Exogenesis-Peco-Gaskovski/dp/1621646343 …Read more
20 Apr 25 | The Stoa
The Pull
This presentation happened @ The Stoa on March 22, 2025. For more information on overcoming The Pull see this guide: https://lessfoolish.substack.com/p/the-pull …Read more
20 Apr 25 | The Stoa
Spiritual Technology w/ Reggie James
*** Join the second cohort of IRL @ https://darkforest.metalabel.com/irl *** Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new …Read more
1 Apr 25 | The Stoa
Be Careful Who Pretend to Be w/ Honor Levy
*** Join the second cohort of IRL @ https://darkforest.metalabel.com/irl *** Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new …Read more
28 Mar 25 | The Stoa
The Rise and Fall of the Internet Folk Artist w/ Ruby Justice Thelot
*** Join the second cohort of IRL @ https://darkforest.metalabel.com/irl *** Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new …Read more
25 Mar 25 | The Stoa
CCCRU Scenemaking w/ Gregory “Jreg” Guevara
*** Join the second cohort of IRL @ https://darkforest.metalabel.com/irl *** Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new …Read more
20 Mar 25 | The Stoa
Overcome The Pull | March 22
In celebration of Lent, The Stoa will host a live session exploring “The Pull”—the compelling sensation of internet addiction—and discuss ways to overcome it. Presentation + collective inquiry. March 22nd …Read more
17 Mar 25 | The Stoa
Internet Real Life | April 2025
Internet-Optimism – The internet will save us! (1990s – Early 2000s) Internet-Pessimism – The internet will destroy us! (Mid-2010s – Early 2020s) Internet-Realism – ??? (Now) Join Internet Real Life …Read more
12 Mar 25 | The Stoa
Internet Real Life | April 2025
Internet-Optimism – The internet will save us! (1990s – Early 2000s) Internet-Pessimism – The internet will destroy us! (Mid-2010s – Early 2020s) Internet-Realism – ??? (Now) Join Internet Real Life …Read more
12 Mar 25 | The Stoa
Internet Real Life: The Dialectic (Opening Presentation) w/ Katherine Dee and Peter Limberg
*** Join the second cohort of IRL @ https://darkforest.metalabel.com/irl *** Internet Real Life (IRL), hosted by Katherine Dee & Peter Limberg, is a series exploring the shift toward a new …Read more
5 Mar 25 | The Stoa
Situational Assessment: Luigi Mangione
Recommended readings: https://lessfoolish.substack.com/p/sensemaking-luigi-and-spectre-of https://outland.art/new-models-holographic-media/ https://www.whatisemerging.com/opinions/the-problem-of-terrible-communities If you’d like to join an upcoming situational assessment, message me here: https://lessfoolish.substack.com/p/vibes-break-narratives …Read more
13 Dec 24 | The Stoa
Idealism and Spirit Possession w/ Bernardo Kastrup and Robert Falconer
Join Bernardo Kastrup, leading voice in modern idealism, and Robert Falconer, an IFS expert in “unattached burdens,” for a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection between idealist philosophy and the phenomenon …Read more
5 Dec 24 | The Stoa
THE STOIC SMILE
Purchase now: thestoicsmile.com Learn more: https://lessfoolish.substack.com/p/the-stoic-smile …Read more
1 Nov 24 | The Stoa
Internet Real Life (IRL)
From November 8th to December 6th, at 12 PM Eastern, Katherine Dee (‘default friend’) and Peter from The Stoa will hold five sessions exploring how internet culture and real life …Read more
17 Oct 24 | The Stoa
Jonathan Burks – The Painted Porch
https://jonburks.com …Read more
17 Mar 22 | The Stoa
The Digital Porch: Session 1 w/ Daniel Schmachtenberger
Recording: October 5th, 2020   This is apart of The Stoa’s “Sensemaker in Residence” series.    Session 1: October 5th  Session 2: October 12th Session 3: October 19th  Session 4: …Read more
12 Oct 20 | The Stoa
Praxis to Collective Wisdom: Presence, Warm Data, and Insight w/ Bonnitta Roy, Nora Bateson, and
Bonnitta, Nora, and Ria visit The Stoa for a three-way emergent conversation. The idea was for them to go into these topicless and see what emerges. 45 min conversation followed …Read more
28 Aug 20 | The Stoa
Bonnitta Roy, Nora Bateson, and Ria Baeck – Praxis to Collective Wisdom: Presence, Warm Data,
Bonnitta, Nora, and Ria visit The Stoa for a three-way emergent conversation. The idea was for them to go into these topicless and see what emerges. 45 min conversation followed …Read more
28 Aug 20 | The Stoa
Daniel Schmachtenberger – Metamodern Stoicism
Daniel Schmachtenberger visits The Stoa to share his thoughts on Stoicism and the possibility of a Metamodern Stoicism. Check up upcoming events @ https://www.thestoa.ca Get events updates @ https://thestoa.substack.com Support …Read more
26 Aug 20 | The Stoa
Playing the Infinite Game During the Meaning Crisis w/ James Carse and John Vervaeke
August 18, 2020 James Carse wrote about playing infinite games, and John Vervaeke spoke about awakening from the meaning crisis. These two phenomenal minds will meet at The Stoa to …Read more
23 Aug 20 | The Stoa
James Carse and John Vervaeke – Playing the Infinite Game During the Meaning Crisis
August 18, 2020 James Carse wrote about playing infinite games, and John Vervaeke spoke about awakening from the meaning crisis. These two phenomenal minds will meet at The Stoa to …Read more
23 Aug 20 | The Stoa
Richard D. Bartlett – What Does The Stoa Want?
Richard Bartlett visits The Stoa to advise Peter Limberg on how to collaborate with the Lit Stoics that are emerging in The Stoa. https://twitter.com/RichDecibels http://richdecibels.com/ …Read more
16 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Collin Morris – Learning How to Dance During the Meta-Crisis
Peter jams Collin Morris from the Zion 2.0 podcast and the Zion Movement Collective. They discussed the provisional promising land, the meta tribe, the gift economy, digital dance studios, and …Read more
7 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall – Situational Assessment (April 4th)
Jordan Hall provides a situational assessment on COVID-19 and the meta-crisis. Followed by a group conversation. https://medium.com/deep-code/situatio… RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca Join The Stoa mailing list: https://thestoa.substack.com Intro song: …Read more
4 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall – Situational Assessment on April 4th, 2020
Jordan Hall provides a situational assessment on COVID-19 and the meta-crisis. Followed by a group conversation. https://medium.com/deep-code/situatio… RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca Join The Stoa mailing list: https://thestoa.substack.com Intro song: …Read more
4 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Zachary Stein – COVID-19: A War Broke out in Heaven
“I have never been through a civilisation-wide transformation before, and neither have you; we are in uncharted waters together. There is a war taking place in heaven concerning the soul …Read more
4 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Stephen Jenkinson – Daemon, Death, and Being Visited by a God
Peter chats with Stephen Jenkinson about the daemon, death, truthfulness, the dis-ease of COVID, and being visited by a God. https://orphanwisdom.com/ *** RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca Join The Stoa …Read more
2 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Yancey Strickler – This Could Be Our Future
Peter jams with philosopher-entrepreneur Yancey Strickler about COVID-19 and his new book, This Could Be Our Future: A Manifesto for a More Generous World. We chat about financial maximization, bentoism, …Read more
1 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Robin Hanson – Overcoming Bias During COVID-19: Considering Deliberate Infection
Robin Hanson will be sharing his thoughts on COVID-19, focusing on deliberate infection. http://www.overcomingbias.com/2020/03/variolation-may-cut-covid19-deaths-3-30x.html RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca Join The Stoa mailing list: https://thestoa.substack.com Intro song: Kali Yuga Blues …Read more
1 Apr 20 | The Stoa
John Vervaeke – The Meaning Kairos
John Vervaeke discusses how the COVID-19 situation relates to the ongoing meaning crisis. RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca Join The Stoa mailing list: https://thestoa.substack.com Intro song: Kali Yuga Blues by …Read more
1 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall – Situational Assessment (March 26th)
Jordan Hall provides a situational assessment on COVID-19 and the meta-crisis. Followed by a group conversation. https://medium.com/deep-code/situatio… NEXT SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT: APRIL 4TH, 11 AM ET. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/mrsK31sz21ycPpZ49 RSVP for …Read more
1 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall – Situational Assessment on March, 26th
Jordan Hall provides a situational assessment on COVID-19 and the meta-crisis. Followed by a group conversation. https://medium.com/deep-code/situatio… NEXT SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT: APRIL 4TH, 11 AM ET. RSVP here: https://forms.gle/mrsK31sz21ycPpZ49 RSVP for …Read more
1 Apr 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall – Situational Assessment (March 21st)
Jordan Hall provides a situational assessment on COVID-19 and the meta-crisis. Followed by a group conversation. https://medium.com/deep-code/situatio…  RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca  Join The Stoa mailing list: https://thestoa.substack.com Intro song: …Read more
31 Mar 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall – Situational Assessment on March, 21st
Jordan Hall provides a situational assessment on COVID-19 and the meta-crisis. Followed by a group conversation. https://medium.com/deep-code/situatio…  RSVP for more sessions: www.thestoa.ca  Join The Stoa mailing list: https://thestoa.substack.com Intro song: …Read more
31 Mar 20 | The Stoa
Johannes Niederhauser – In Touch With What Always Has Been
Davood explores with philosopher Johannes Niederhauser. Topics: meaning-making, logos, Heidegger, the perils of academic philosophy, the Halkyon Thinkers Guide, and the meta-crisis.  Check out more of Johannes at … https://twitter.com/JohannesAchill …Read more
11 Mar 20 | The Stoa
Borja Moya – Data Dictatorships
Daniel explores with the writer, filmmaker and privacy advocate Borja Moya https://twitter.com/iamborjamoya https://borjamoya.com/ Borja’s book Data Dictatorships: https://wearedatarebels.com/book.html …Read more
2 Mar 20 | The Stoa
Rebecca Fox – Skeptically Seeking Woo
Peter explores with author and podcast host Rebecca Fox https://twitter.com/RebeccaOnPaper https://rebeccaonpaper.com/ Rebecca’s podcast: https://seekerandskeptic.com/ ~ “The Seeker and The Skeptic is a podcast in which two friends explore esoteric, paranormal …Read more
20 Jan 20 | The Stoa
Jordan Hall and BJ Campbell – Game Ant vs Game B
Jordan Hall and BJ Campbell continue their conversation on Game B.  It might be fruitful to read their Medium exchange before listening to this episode. Part 1 (BJ): https://medium.com/handwaving-freakoutery/we-are-all-apes-behaving-like-ants-91b3074ec92f Part …Read more
6 Jan 20 | The Stoa

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