Some of the biggest ascendant technological paradigm shifts — Bitcoin, the mission fueling SpaceX, longevity, AI, and nuclear energy — are driven by narratives of transcendence, share characteristics with religious movements, and are often pushed forward by religiously motivated individuals.
Today we're running an exclusive excerpt from Boom, the new @stripepress book by @ByrneHobart and @TobiasAHuber, in which they lay out the case that the most revolutionary technologies of the past decade are highly spiritual in nature. Read it on the site 👇
Some of the biggest ascendant technological paradigm shifts — Bitcoin, the mission fueling SpaceX, longevity, AI, and nuclear energy — are driven by narratives of transcendence, share characteristics with religious movements, and are often pushed forward by religiously motivated individuals. Today we're running an exclusive excerpt from Boom, the new @stripepress book by @ByrneHobart and @TobiasAHuber, in which they lay out the case that the most revolutionary technologies of the past decade are highly spiritual in nature. Read it on the site 👇
a bolder techno-religion seeks to sever the humanist umbilical cord altogether. It foresees a world that does not revolve around the desires and experiences of any humanlike beings. What might replace desires and experiences as the source of all meaning and authority? As of 2016, there is one candidate sitting in history’s reception room waiting fo
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It's becoming increasingly evident that in many circles, AI is not perceived as merely a technology, but as "something else" entirely. This misconception is exemplified by the recurring debate: "Humans vs AI." To illustrate the absurdity of this framing, let's replace "AI" with "technology":
"Humans vs Technology"
This reframing immediately highl... See more
