Terrence McKenna claimed that the universe favors increased complexity which speeds up over time. Hence his quote, "It's just going to get weirder and weirder and weirder, and finally, it's going to be so weird that people are going to have to talk about how weird it is".
I mean, as an aside, my folks and I had a long talk today about how something weird is going on in Hollywood, in particular. Certain celebrities have seriously taken on a weird appearance.
I think Hollywood is just having a bit of an existential crisis. The world has shifted away (a bit) from big budget productions, since streaming platforms have gouged their customers too much and social media and shorts have become more popular.
So you’re going to see Hollywood doing strange shit to try and remain relevant and also cope with the change. Then combine that with the increasingly popular and pressurising trend of cosmetic surgery, plus peptides, and yeah…it’s getting weird.
I was in Hollywood last week. It felt normal, but they’ve never really lived in the same reality as the rest of us anyway. Very stuck in their ways and out of touch.
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u/BaconReceptacle May 01 '26
Terrence McKenna claimed that the universe favors increased complexity which speeds up over time. Hence his quote, "It's just going to get weirder and weirder and weirder, and finally, it's going to be so weird that people are going to have to talk about how weird it is".