LARPing into Authoritarianism with Dr. Alexander Thomas

LARPing into Authoritarianism with Dr. Alexander Thomas

We're joined again by Dr. Alexander Thomas, author of The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism, to discuss current events and how the Extropians' libertarian transhumanist fantasies connect to today's efforts to meme right-wing authoritarianism into reality.

Books Mentioned

  • Hayek's Bastards by Quinn Slobodian

  • The Politics and Ethics of Transhumanism by Alexander Thomas (open access)

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