Alex Enkerli
Would probably enjoy discussing episode 39 of Rushkoff’s #TeamHuman podcast with a thoughtful human. #Transhumanism #PoliticalPolarization #Technocentrism @timrowe ?
May 31, 2017 at 5:52pmWeb
Show threadTim RoweMay 31, 2017
@Enkerli
Listening now while doing the dishes. :)
Show threadAlex EnkerliJun 1, 2017
@timrowe As a kind of followup… Entitled Opinions (about Life and Literature): Sam Ginn on the Singularity
https://overcast.fm/+B3n96dbVs
Show threadTim RoweMay 31, 2017
This may also interest @randulo as it features Daniel Berninger who was involved in the creation of #VoIP .
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe What involves Daniel? He's been a guest a few times, and we did an experiment I think I recall dragging you into?
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe Oh, I see, the episode of Teamhuman
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe Rushkoff seems to be a Trump apologist?
Show threadTim RoweJun 1, 2017
@randulo
Not really. He attempts to provide perspective, context etc.
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe I guess he's not wrong in a way, but defending anything Trump does is disgusting. I believe Dan B actually voted for him, or was hoping he'd win.
Show threadTim RoweJun 1, 2017
@randulo Oh, really? (Dan B.) I think one of Ruskoff's things is pointing out how easily duped the disenfranchised can be - and how Trump's rhetoric could sound so appealing and "reasonable" to them.
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe I was referring to his defence of Jared and Russia. Russia is not at all my primary concern for the USA. It's the whole Trump attitude about truth, science, kindness, consideration, and fake jobs
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe Most people with any sense understand that the crisis the world is heading towards and going through has created this. No one seems to know how to fix it, any of it.
Show threadrandulo 🎸Jun 1, 2017
@timrowe I think the USA has reached a historical bottom. What happens next is anyone's guess.
Show threadMoved>@[email protected]Jun 2, 2017
@timrowe @Enkerli I haven't heard about that podcast before, so I've subscribed and downloaded the series. So maybe in the near future? 🙂
Show threadAlex EnkerliJun 2, 2017
@RyuKurisu Sounds like a plan! Only started a few episodes ago, thanks to @timrowe. The most recent episode was much closer to my concerns, both in terms of the “let's understand how people on the other side feel” monologue, and in addressing the core beliefs and values behind Kurzweil-style #transhumanism.
Show threadMatt Cropp 🌲🌲Jun 30, 2017
@Enkerli @timrowe Just listened to it and it was pretty interesting! Lots to chew on vis a vis the early idealism of internet advocates running into the real-world power dynamics of the emergent #platformmonopoly system that has come to dominate the internet...
Show threadAlex EnkerliJun 30, 2017
@mattcropp @timrowe To take a bite (before chewing): Fred Turner’s work on the move from Counterculture to Cyberculture is pretty useful as a reminder of the shift in ideals. Values change more than people might think.