TOTAS: Lisa The Iconoclast! or Finding the Value in the Myth of an Ideal - With Troy Leavitt.

In this episode of Talk on Things and Stuff, Jon Streeter and Troy Levitt dive into the complexities of grappling with the flawed origins of religious and cultural figures. They explore the question: what happens when a hero you’ve idealized turns out to be deeply problematic? Using "Lisa the Iconoclast" from The Simpsons as a key example, they delve into how mythologies can evolve to serve communities and how the values these myths promote can persist even when their historical origins are questionable. It’s a thoughtful conversation on religion, morality, and the nuanced ways people reconcile truth with cultural heritage.

You can play around with the interactive essay on the evolution of knowledge here: https://meltingasphalt.com/interactive/going-critical/

Check out a papercraft version of the Iconoclast Storyline here: https://archive.org/details/papercraft-lisa-the-iconoclast ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gV-YNcVt7U