Q & A Part 1 -- Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality
This week we answered some questions from our Patreon supporters. It's like a mini episode on a bunch of different topics, including the worst book I've ever heard of. We covered Èmile's journey out ...
23 Apr 202540min
Sam Altman Part 2: Doomsday Prepping and Simulation Hypothesis
Please consider becoming a subscriber on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/dystopianow/membership This episode we began with a discussion of Peter Singer and eugenics ideas in the Effective Altruis...
17 Apr 20251h 15min
Sam Altman Part 1: Building God, Scanning Eyeballs
Become a member on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/DystopiaNow This week, we begin to explore the mystery that is Sam Altman of Open AI. We cover the AI Doomer coup, Sam's Worldcoin metal orb that ...
10 Apr 202552min
The Effective Altruists and the "Abundance" Movement
This week we talked about the "Abundance Agenda" and it's roots in the Effective Altruism movement. A network of think tanks, Silicon Valley billionaires, and centrist pundits are getting all riled u...
27 Mar 20251h 8min
Peter Thiel Part 1
In this episode, we explore Peter Thiel's villain origin story. From his budding commitment to being an edgelord at Stanford to developing the theory that girls ruined everything by voting. Seasteadin...
20 Mar 202559min
Pessimism of the Intellect, Optimism of the Will
This week we are joined by Paris Marx, host of the podcast Tech Won't Save Us and a tech critic, journalist, author, and international speaker. We talked about Silicon Valley's changing influence in p...
12 Mar 20251h 9min
Patreon Preview: Nuke Mars (Bezos vs. Musk)
To hear the rest of this episode, become one of our Patreon supporters at https://www.patreon.com/DystopiaNow For this bonus episode we were joined by comedian Kenice Mobley to talk about the differen...
11 Mar 20255min
