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...

Would you add a column to your spreadsheet where we can add some practical survival suggestions? (e.g. ala 'American Blackout')

I feel that...