When Ego Eclipses Truth: The Killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti and the Moral Bankruptcy of Power Without Accountability
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When Ego Eclipses Truth: The Killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti and the Moral Bankruptcy of Power Without Accountability
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Restoring Constitutional Order: A Plan to Save the Republic
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Elon Musk revealed the ego-tech mindset: seeing human connection as a system vulnerability rather than our greatest evolutionary advantage.
Is empathy really a "bug" to be fixed, or the feature that might just save us?
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Agreed -- powerful, amoral, not to mention immortal entities ('cause we come with an expiration date 😖)
Yes, that sounds about right: a blend that sanctifies technological acceleration as divinely ordained while dismissing concerns about its human costs as heresy.
More like religious fervor than Christian Nationalism, I'd say.
The fusion with Christian Nationalism completes this circle—creating a powerful ideological blend that sanctifies technological acceleration as divinely ordained while dismissing concerns about its human costs as heresy.
Similarly, the tech-accelerationist view of AI operates as a cult-like movement with rituals of "disruption" and promises of salvation through technological acceleration, demanding continual sacrifice while promising utopia that never materializes.
This mirrors Walter Benjamin's "Capitalism as Religion" thesis. He argued capitalism functions not as a system conditioned by religion, but as an actual religious structure—creating guilt rather than atonement and operating without "weekdays" (it's all-consuming).
I've been thinking about your observation on the Silicon Valley AI quasi-religion and its parallels to Evangelical Christianity. The salvation/transhumanism, rapture/singularity, and demons/Roko's Basilisk analogies are spot-on.
Loved this show! Wish there were more seasons!
Thought you might appreciate this on the "woke mind virus": open.substack.com/pub/lindamac...
Grateful for David Brin's reminder of the importance of coalition-building over purity tests: davidbrin.blogspot.com/2019/07/deba...
Monkeys throwing poo.
Beyond "Woke Mind Virus": Finding a Language of Connection in the AI Age open.substack.com/pub/lindamac...
Just published a piece exploring the "third state" where cells continue functioning after death 🧬
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#bioethics #thirdstate #lifeandeath #cellularintelligence
🧠 When Digital Tantrums Meet Zen Responses: A Mel Robbins Masterclass
Turns out, imaginary snark is excellent therapy!
Full story in my Substack: lindamacdonaldglenn.substack.com/p/when-socia... #LetThem #SoItGoes #DontForgetYourTowel #DigitalEthics
Raising GoodBots: Parenting Our Way to Superintelligence
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So some nice news to share: I just found out I was named among the ’100 Brilliant Women in AI Ethics”.
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In today's heated debates about healthcare rights, I've noticed something peculiar: while everyone is quick to champion their rights, few seem eager to discuss the responsibilities that come with them.
Would you add a column to your spreadsheet where we can add some practical survival suggestions? (e.g. ala 'American Blackout')
The six types of courage. Physical, social, moral, emotional, intellectual, spiritual.
We all face the world differently, each with our own strengths.
I feel that...
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