In this Gurometer edition, Matt and Chris feed Iain McGilchrist into the sacred instrument to see where exactly refined country-parish-minister vibes land when combined with galaxy-brained hemispheres, civilisational decline narratives, decorative scholarship, and the other features of guruosity.Iain McGilchrist Gurometer00:27 Introduction01:00 Iain McGilchrist Reactions04:40 Galaxy Brain-ness06:39 Cultishness08:28 Anti-Establishmentarianism11:39 Grievance Mongering14:30 Self-Aggrandizement and Narcissism17:21 Cassandra Complex19:54 Revolutionary Theories20:48 Pseudo-Profound Bullshit24:10 Conspiracy Mongering25:08 Excessive Profiteering26:10 Moral Grandstanding27:15 Overall Score28:47 Bonus Round33:04 Guru Binary Scores37:18 Outro
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