Alexander Bard is a philosopher and former pop star and music producer. Patrick Ryan is an AI warfare specialist. In this conversation, we explore: a diagnosis of the state and near future of technosociety, talking about AIs, pathos and the rise of a new elite; the faulty logic of the brain/body split and the idea of uploading consciousness to machines; digital religion and religion-as-technology; mimesis and crazy wisdom; the end of the human race; tribes and the shamanic caste; the infantilization of post-1945 society; the flaws with current "revolutionary" political movements and Black Lives Matter; alchemy and its value as psychohistory; the emergence of a non-cognitive ecosystem and the breakdown of the scientific method; the replacement of democracy with sensocracy; creating shamanic communities; global conflict and factions; the battle with big tech and politics for free and open algorithms; Butterfly War as a means to disrupt and destroy identity.

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Alexander's latest book is Digital Libido
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Libido-violence-network-society-ebook/dp/B07JXXRJLK

Patrick's work can be found at
https://cultstate.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnYgeV2qgTA&list=PLoZ5e3aD_LuR5BebduVA8tsXKppHDr_Vu