In this episode we move forward from our prior talk on population reduction and make our first classification of a group of people that's badly in need of reducing: excess "elites".

We use a talk about Hassan Piker and his capitalist merchandizing of socialism from the comfort of his $3mil house to explore topics including the economics and social implications of the rise and decay periods of society, what most people with a socialist grievance are actually grieving, accepting the world as it is (our favorite topic), and the importance of being honest with yourself about what underlying desires are actually motivating your life choices.

Shoe0nHead's video on Hassan:

https://youtu.be/YejsikLDLF4?si=zP0wx8BB9pEj3XCZ

Universe 25 rat utopia experiment:

https://www.the-scientist.com/universe-25-experiment-69941

Grievance Studies Affair (hoax papers for peer review):

https://www.fire.org/news/podcasts/so-speak-free-speech-podcast/grievance-studies-affair

As promised last episode, we at least glance off the topic of population reduction, but from a very philosophical angle and with the help of an interesting, alternate, metaphorical interpretation of the Garden of Eden story. What makes humans human, what are the real existential problems with AI, and what is the best way to define the choices of this crossroads humanity finds itself at? We examine the motivations and worldview of the "tech bro" class via Malcolm and Simone Collins, particularly in relation to population reduction and what is emerging as a new, anti-nature AI centric religious structure - which looks eerily similar to the old religious structure.

Episode Notes

Based Camp podcast on Eden story:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUIvHU9jbnM

Hoe_math's simplified version of the levels of cognition:

https://itishoemath.com/free-levels-chart/

Episode Corrections:

Joel says "John Smith" when talking about the book of Mormon - he meant the Mormon leader Joseph Smith

Tyler can't remember who actually modeled the levels of cognition and never circles back to find out - it's Ken Wilber and his Integral Theory

Following right up on our prior conversation, which has become an unintentional three part series (this being the third and final part), we go beyond the practical politics discussion to get to the philosophical root cause of the sandbox of stupidity - which happens to be the slave morality we've been lamenting since episode one. We also finally manage to better explain what we've meant all along when referring to the "elites" as weak people.

More of Ted K's critiques of modern society make an appearance and we expand our Cormac McCarthy philosophy collection beyond No Country For Old Men, making use of Blood Meridian to help illustrate critiques of slave morality.

"Why dost thou tempt me?" answered the other. "Thou knowest it thyself better even than I. What was it drove me to the poorest, O Zarathustra? Was it not my disgust at the richest?

-At the culprits of riches, with cold eyes and rank thoughts, who pick up profit out of all kinds of rubbish- at this rabble that stinketh to heaven,

-At this gilded, falsified populace, whose fathers were pickpockets, or carrion-crows, or rag-pickers, with wives compliant, lewd and forgetful - for they are all of them not far different from harlots. Populace above, populace below! What are 'poor' and 'rich' at present! That distinction did I unlearn, then did I flee away further and ever further, until I came to those cows.

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It is no longer true that the poor are blessed. The kingdom of heaven, however, is with the cows."

- Thus Spoke Zarathustra

Blood Meridian, by Cormac McCarthy:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_Meridian