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Should We Destroy The Machines?

Over the past year, Silicon Valley has gone fully mask off in favor of fascism and oligarchy. Gone are the days of the Valley’s veneer of idealistic futurism, where technology was supposed to level the playing field and make us more connected than ever. What we have instead is a technological playground catered to the whims of the ultra-wealthy. They throw billions behind designer gene edited babies and cryogenic freezing and consciousness uploading and sycophantic slop machines. They indulge in sci-fi fantasies of space colonization and metaverses and the technological singularity, repurposing dystopian warnings as aspirational goals. Their most “visionary” ambition is that of artificial techno-utopia, in which we merge with computers and become superior post-humans, our digital hands running through digital grass as we inhale the digital simulation of pine forests, scents and sights that have been fully subsumed by the capitalist religion of infinite growth. Technology is often talked about as an inherent good, and the latest and greatest tech, be it surveillance or AI, are said to be inevitable. You must embrace these technologies or be left behind. If you bring up the real-world harms, you are dismissed as a closed-minded, anti-progress technology-hater. The inevitability narrative obfuscates the fact that all of these technologies resulted from decisions. Decisions by out-of-touch, overwhelmingly white, male billionaires who refuse any and all ways of seeing the world that challenges their ability to increase their already obscene wealth. It’s hard not to ask the question if technology has gone too far down this path, if we would not be better off blowing it all up and starting over. In other words... SHOULD WE DESTROY THE MACHINES? -- This could be said to be the culmination of my last five videos covering technology. And in my humble opinion, it might be my best yet. Consider supporting the channel and watching it early by suscribing to Patreon. As a token of appreciation (including existing subscribers), I will send you 2 free custom bookmarks if you live in the US, while supplies last. Full video available ad free on Patreon. PATREON:   / thestorieswetell303   SUBSTACK: https://windblowncuriosities.substack... TIP JAR: https://buymeacoffee.com/thestorieswe... BLUESKY: https://bsky.app/profile/storieswetel... INSTA:   / thestorieswetell303   EMAIL: [email protected] DISCORD:   / discord   MY FAVORITE BOOKS (affiliate link): https://bookshop.org/shop/thestoriesw... My other videos:    • Move Fast & Break People      • Techno-Fascism: It's Bigger Than Elon Musk      • Bo Burnham & The Neoliberal Performing Self      • Why Ordinary People Commit Evil      • The Radical Simplicity of Doing Nothing | ...      • Self-Reliance is the Death of Conformity |...      • How to Escape the Neoliberal Lie | Kendric...      • The Grizzly Arrogance of Man      • Happiness Only Real When Shared | The Chri...      • Little Miss Sunshine | Accepting the Absurd   SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1U... Timestamps 0:00 - Intro 6:26 - Frictionless Genocide 22:28 - The Luddites & The Inevitability Lie 36:00 - Should We Destroy The Machines 47:29 - Full Spectrum Resistance #luddites #technology #palantir #oracle #fascism #trump #solidarity #ICE #freepalestine #israel #dune #politics #socialism #neoliberalism #capitalism #exploitation