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ununun's avatar

Re: Part 4. Excellent summary of capitalist primitive accumulation. Capitalism appropriates from human community and sells it back to us as a commodity. In the process human qualities and connections are lost. Very clear.

But how is a choice made when these worlds are lost for ever? When languages, communities, bioregions etc have vanished and are not part of the collective memory?

Charles, your take on AI is very disappointing - there won't be any "choice" regarding the endgame of externalizing and commodifying human capabilities and faculties under the guise of "transcending corporality" as envisioned by the technocrats and transhumanists, now explicitly implementing their program. This process will culminate in a Cartesian cogito empty of any content (except for which it can buy), at best; more likely would be the utter elimination of human species as such. Or actually, soul death or biological extinction, maybe the latter is preferable.

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Jamie's avatar

I particularly resonate with the breakdown of consensus reality idea. Big truth in that. Thank you as always, Charles.

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