The most vomit-inducing document of 2023 has to be the "Techno-Optimist Manifesto," written (oh so obviously) by a billionaire Silicon Valley venture capitalist. Join Jason, Rob, and Asher if you feel like sharing in some outrage and learning about a WAY better manifesto that just so happens to focus on the world's smallest monkeys.
Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.
References:
• Marc Andreessen's horrifying "Techno-Optimist Manifesto (a16z.com/the-t...) "
• Peer-reviewed paper featuring Jason's far superior "Dehumanist Manifesto (bit.ly/RSIC-Jo...) "
• Description of the pygmy marmoset (animals.sandie...)
• The idea of Beth Sawin's Multisolving Institute (ssir.org/artic...)
• The dark triad (www.simplypsyc...) -- narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy
• The original paper on the taxonomy of Phalse Prophets (www.resilience...)
• Article by Richard Heinberg (www.resilience...) about free will.
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