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Fractalguy at 13:29, 2 December 2025

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	Becker refers to this [[belief system]] as "the ideology of technological salvation," which is catchy. [https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dystopia-now/these-fcking-people-with-UNrPuxCBWV7/ Here's another interview with Becker on Dystopia Now]. His [[book]] is called ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity].''		Becker refers to this [[belief system]] as "the ideology of technological salvation," which is catchy. [https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dystopia-now/these-fcking-people-with-UNrPuxCBWV7/ Here's another interview with Becker on Dystopia Now]. His [[book]] is called ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity].''
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrDCvKp5-k\|\|center\|Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS - Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrDCvKp5-k\|\|center\|Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS - Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype\|frame}}

			== Why Not Build the Torment Nexus? ==
			An often-used [[allegory]] for the tech bro misinterpretation of dystopian science fiction is the ''Torment Nexus''.

			Based on the 1960's science fiction book ''Don't Build the Torment Nexus'', the tech industry brings you its latest innovation--"The Torment Nexus!"

	== The Right Wing Manosphere ==		== The Right Wing Manosphere ==

Fractalguy: /* TESCREAL */

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TESCREAL

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	Crypto-bros [[promote]] a [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/138505710 Mirror World] version of [[metaculture]] based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timnit_Gebru#:~:text=Gebru%20has%20used%20the%20acronym,%2C%20Effective%20Altruism%2C%20and%20Longtermism. TESCREAL] -- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism Transhumanism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extropianism Extropianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism Singularitarianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism Cosmism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism Rationalism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_Altruism Effective Altruism], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longtermism Longtermism]. While both systems of thought purport to be concerned about the [[future]] of humanity, [[metaculture]] focuses on what should be done in the here-and-now to [[Utilitarianism\|help the living]], while TESCREAL is focused on the sci-fi [[future]] when we have cyborg implants and colonize the stars. Such things are fun to contemplate, but it is incredibly sad and frustrating that so many of our smartest and most powerful [[minds]] dedicate their [[energy]] to helping [[Theoretical people\|theoretical future humans]] instead of living people on whom their [[money]] and talent could have a huge and immediate impact.		Crypto-bros [[promote]] a [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/138505710 Mirror World] version of [[metaculture]] based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timnit_Gebru#:~:text=Gebru%20has%20used%20the%20acronym,%2C%20Effective%20Altruism%2C%20and%20Longtermism. TESCREAL] -- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism Transhumanism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extropianism Extropianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism Singularitarianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism Cosmism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism Rationalism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_Altruism Effective Altruism], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longtermism Longtermism]. While both systems of thought purport to be concerned about the [[future]] of humanity, [[metaculture]] focuses on what should be done in the here-and-now to [[Utilitarianism\|help the living]], while TESCREAL is focused on the sci-fi [[future]] when we have cyborg implants and colonize the stars. Such things are fun to contemplate, but it is incredibly sad and frustrating that so many of our smartest and most powerful [[minds]] dedicate their [[energy]] to helping [[Theoretical people\|theoretical future humans]] instead of living people on whom their [[money]] and talent could have a huge and immediate impact.
			[[File:Teen-girl-torrenting-tech-bro-consciousness.jpeg\|right\|frameless\|350x350px]]
	TESCREAL is considered the [[religion]] of the [[Technology\|technological]] elite. But it is hardly a complete [[philosophy]], having no [[theology]] or [[Ethics\|ethical system]] beyond letting [[selfishness]] and [[capitalism]] somehow work things out for [[everyone]].		TESCREAL is considered the [[religion]] of the [[Technology\|technological]] elite. But it is hardly a complete [[philosophy]], having no [[theology]] or [[Ethics\|ethical system]] beyond letting [[selfishness]] and [[capitalism]] somehow work things out for [[everyone]].

Fractalguy at 16:52, 30 November 2025

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	=== Techno-Optimism and Futurism ===		=== Techno-Optimism and Futurism ===
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	[[metaculture]] is extremely [[optimistic]] about the [[future]], and hopeful about the possibility for [[technology]] and [[culture]] to find harmony and improve the [[quality of life]] for [[future humans]]. It has this in common with the Silicon Valley elite. Where it diverges is in the consideration of the human element. [[Technology]] alone cannot solve our problems. Access to [[information]] or [[psychedelics]] will not cause [[truth]] to magically emerge. Extending our [[longevity]] makes no sense if people aren't [[happy]]. How will people accept transhumanism when they still don't [[In-group\|accept every natural human]]?		[[metaculture]] is extremely [[optimistic]] about the [[future]], and hopeful about the possibility for [[technology]] and [[culture]] to find harmony and improve the [[quality of life]] for [[future humans]]. It has this in common with the Silicon Valley elite. Where it diverges is in the consideration of the human element. [[Technology]] alone cannot solve our problems. Access to [[information]] or [[psychedelics]] will not cause [[truth]] to magically emerge. Extending our [[longevity]] makes no sense if people aren't [[happy]]. How will people accept transhumanism when they still don't [[In-group\|accept every natural human]]?

Fractalguy: /* There But For the Grace of God Go I */

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There But For the Grace of God Go I

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	Changing the [[culture]] means changing the dominant [[metanarrative]], something that scientists, engineers and programmers are not usually good at. All of the life-improving [[technology]] in the [[universe]] won't make [[life]] better if we don't have the mentality to appreciate it. A big part of that mentality is the rejection of [[wikipedia:Work_ethic\|hustle culture]] and embracing a [[capitalism]] of [[slack]], where we focus our [[economic]] activity on increasing the availability of [[leisure time]] instead of the accumulation of [[money]] and [[Materialistic\|stuff]]. This is a significant departure from [[ethos]] of the [[capitalist]] elite, who are unable to envision a world where profit is not the primary motivating force.		Changing the [[culture]] means changing the dominant [[metanarrative]], something that scientists, engineers and programmers are not usually good at. All of the life-improving [[technology]] in the [[universe]] won't make [[life]] better if we don't have the mentality to appreciate it. A big part of that mentality is the rejection of [[wikipedia:Work_ethic\|hustle culture]] and embracing a [[capitalism]] of [[slack]], where we focus our [[economic]] activity on increasing the availability of [[leisure time]] instead of the accumulation of [[money]] and [[Materialistic\|stuff]]. This is a significant departure from [[ethos]] of the [[capitalist]] elite, who are unable to envision a world where profit is not the primary motivating force.

			The science fiction projections made by TESCREAL are interesting, and the idea that we are evolving towards some kind of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XOtx4sa9k4 cosmic superintelligence spread throughout the universe] is one that [[wikipedia:Pierre_Teilhard_de_Chardin\|Tielhard de Chardin]], [[wikipedia:Isaac_Asimov\|Isaac Asimov]], and the broligarchs all find compelling. The difference is between a [[Humanist\|humanistic]] approach versus the [[wikipedia:Longtermism\|longtermist]] one. The [[happiness]] of the living always takes priority over [[future people]], and the [[universal in-group]] is always prioritized. When these things are abandoned, you end up with [[utilitarian]] arguments that justify eugenics, uploading your [[consciousness]] to the cloud, vast wealth disparities to fund Mars projects and [[AI]], and other repugnant [[moral]] conclusions made in the name of [[rationality]].

	=== The Crypto-Bro to Bernie-Bro Pipeline ===		=== The Crypto-Bro to Bernie-Bro Pipeline ===

Fractalguy: /* The Gray Tribe */

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The Gray Tribe

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	They have become such a negative influence on the young men who have grown up on [[social media]] that they warrant [[Manosphere\|their own page]]. If you are not aware of the [[manosphere]] and are the [[Family\|parent]] of young boys, you need to familiarize yourself right now.		They have become such a negative influence on the young men who have grown up on [[social media]] that they warrant [[Manosphere\|their own page]]. If you are not aware of the [[manosphere]] and are the [[Family\|parent]] of young boys, you need to familiarize yourself right now.

	== ~~The Gray Tribe~~ ==		== From Libertarian Centrism to Techno-Authoritarianism ==
	Before they fully aligned with modern [[fascist]] movements, techno-[[libertarianism]] was promoting an ostensibly "centrist" [[political]] [[philosophy]] that is referred to as "[https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/what-does-the-gray-tribe-want The Gray Tribe]". Much of this is a reaction to the abundant criticism of modern [[social media]] [[platforms]] from [[progressives]] which threatens their [[profit]] centers, combined with socially liberal views that prevent a full embrace of [[Good Faith Conservatism\|conservatism]]. Though it is not a well-defined movement, it does describe some of the [[emergent properties]] of crypto-bro [[politics]]. Since these are some of the wealthiest people in the world and own all of our [[media]] [[platforms]], it is useful to understand their goals and [[motivations]].		Before they fully aligned with modern [[fascist]] movements, techno-[[libertarianism]] was promoting an ostensibly "centrist" [[political]] [[philosophy]] that is referred to as "[https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/what-does-the-gray-tribe-want The Gray Tribe]". Much of this is a reaction to the abundant criticism of modern [[social media]] [[platforms]] from [[progressives]] which threatens their [[profit]] centers, combined with socially liberal views that prevent a full embrace of [[Good Faith Conservatism\|conservatism]]. Though it is not a well-defined movement, it does describe some of the [[emergent properties]] of crypto-bro [[politics]]. Since these are some of the wealthiest people in the world and own all of our [[media]] [[platforms]], it is useful to understand their goals and [[motivations]].

Fractalguy: /* Techno-Optimism */

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Techno-Optimism

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	In the early days of the Internet, there was so much [[optimism]] and idealism about what [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_network distributed networks] could do.		In the early days of the Internet, there was so much [[optimism]] and idealism about what [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Distributed_network distributed networks] could do.
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	Unfortunately, for many of them these ideals devolved into digital [[pyramid schemes]] that confuse arbitrarily inflated asset [[values]] with intellect, enabling [[propaganda]] with building [[community]], and enabling criminality with expanding [[freedom]].		Unfortunately, for many of them these ideals devolved into digital [[pyramid schemes]] that confuse arbitrarily inflated asset [[values]] with intellect, enabling [[propaganda]] with building [[community]], and enabling criminality with expanding [[freedom]].

	[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Technological_utopianism Techno-Optimism] that once sought to solve the modern [[problems]] of humanity has turned into an [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Objectivism objectivist], futurist fever-dream, using [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Effective_altruism effective altruism] to justify enriching themselves, and being more concerned about the [[happiness and well-being]] of [[future humans]] than those [[suffering]] in the here-and-now [[reality]] that their [[technologies]] are shaping.		[[wikipedia:Technological_utopianism\|Techno-Optimism]] that once sought to solve the modern [[problems]] of humanity has turned into an [[wikipedia:Objectivism\|objectivist]], futurist fever-dream, using [[wikipedia:Effective_altruism\|effective altruism]] to justify enriching themselves, and being more concerned about the [[happiness and well-being]] of [[future humans]] than those [[suffering]] in the here-and-now [[reality]] that their [[technologies]] are shaping.

	The basic premise of techno-optimism, that human ingenuity will be able to provide solutions to problems [[like]] [[overpopulation]] and [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Peak_oil peak oil] with GMOs and electric cars is [[true]] in many cases. The problem is that we can't see the [[future]] and we don't know which problems will actually get solved before things get really bad. [[Climate change]] is the primary example.		The basic premise of techno-optimism, that human ingenuity will be able to provide solutions to problems [[like]] [[overpopulation]] and [[wikipedia:Peak_oil\|peak oil]] with GMOs and electric cars is [[true]] in many cases. The problem is that we can't see the [[future]] and we don't know which problems will actually get solved before things get really bad. [[Climate change]] is the primary example.

	Techno-optimism breeds complacency and subverts collective action by placating people with promises of magical sci-fi solutions to problems that still need to be solved. We should do our best to find these solutions, but providing funding and changing [[incentive]] structures still requires collective action.		Techno-optimism breeds complacency and subverts collective action by placating people with promises of magical sci-fi solutions to problems that still need to be solved. We should do our best to find these solutions, but providing funding and changing [[incentive]] structures still requires collective action.

	This is similar to the saying "[~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~God_helps_those_who_help_themselves God helps those who help themselves]". [[Technology]] will help us, but only if we do the [[work]] to raise awareness of issues, fund the basic research, and engineer the solution even if it cannot be [[Capitalism\|sold profitably]]. We can be [[optimistic]] that a solution ''can'' be found, without being complacent because we assume that someone else ''will''.		This is similar to the saying "[[wikipedia:God_helps_those_who_help_themselves\|God helps those who help themselves]]". [[Technology]] will help us, but only if we do the [[work]] to raise awareness of issues, fund the basic research, and engineer the solution even if it cannot be [[Capitalism\|sold profitably]]. We can be [[optimistic]] that a solution ''can'' be found, without being complacent because we assume that someone else ''will''.

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riVrcxRs0YM\|\|center\|What is Techno-Optimism?\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riVrcxRs0YM\|\|center\|What is Techno-Optimism?\|frame}}

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	This interview on [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNerdReichNews The Nerd Reich] with author and astrophysicist Adam Becker about his book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever] discusses the reasons that TESCREAL visions of interplanetary travel and [[AI]] singularities completely unrealistic, bordering on delusional. It may be the case that some of these things are [[inevitable]], but they are probably hundreds or thousands of years away, not anything we'll see within our lifetimes.		This interview on [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNerdReichNews The Nerd Reich] with author and astrophysicist Adam Becker about his book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever] discusses the reasons that TESCREAL visions of interplanetary travel and [[AI]] singularities completely unrealistic, bordering on delusional. It may be the case that some of these things are [[inevitable]], but they are probably hundreds or thousands of years away, not anything we'll see within our lifetimes.

	[https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dystopia-now/these-fcking-people-with-UNrPuxCBWV7/ Here's another interview with Becker on Dystopia Now]. His [[book]] is called ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity].''		Becker refers to this [[belief system]] as "the ideology of technological salvation," which is catchy. [https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dystopia-now/these-fcking-people-with-UNrPuxCBWV7/ Here's another interview with Becker on Dystopia Now]. His [[book]] is called ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity].''
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrDCvKp5-k\|\|center\|Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS - Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrDCvKp5-k\|\|center\|Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS - Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* TESCREAL */

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TESCREAL

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_FYAbOths\|\|center\|The TESCREAL Threat\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_FYAbOths\|\|center\|The TESCREAL Threat\|frame}}
	<br>		<br>
	This interview on [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNerdReichNews The Nerd Reich] with author and astrophysicist Adam Becker about his book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever] discusses the reasons that TESCREAL visions of interplanetary travel and [[AI]] singularities completely unrealistic, bordering on delusional. It may be the case that some of these things are [[inevitable]], but they are probably hundreds or thousands of years away, not anything we'll see within our lifetimes.		This interview on [https://www.youtube.com/@TheNerdReichNews The Nerd Reich] with author and astrophysicist Adam Becker about his book [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever] discusses the reasons that TESCREAL visions of interplanetary travel and [[AI]] singularities completely unrealistic, bordering on delusional. It may be the case that some of these things are [[inevitable]], but they are probably hundreds or thousands of years away, not anything we'll see within our lifetimes.

			[https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dystopia-now/these-fcking-people-with-UNrPuxCBWV7/ Here's another interview with Becker on Dystopia Now]. His [[book]] is called ''[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/212987932-more-everything-forever More Everything Forever: AI Overlords, Space Empires, and Silicon Valley’s Crusade to Control the Fate of Humanity].''
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrDCvKp5-k\|\|center\|Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS - Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NrDCvKp5-k\|\|center\|Here’s Why Elon Musk’s Mars Fantasy Is BS - Scientist Destroys Billionaire AI, AGI and Space Hype\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* The Gray Tribe */

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The Gray Tribe

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	== The Gray Tribe ==		== The Gray Tribe ==
	~~Modern~~ techno-[[libertarianism]] ~~is increasingly embracing~~ an ostensibly "centrist" [[political]] [[philosophy]] that is referred to as "[https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/what-does-the-gray-tribe-want The Gray Tribe]". Much of this is a reaction to the abundant criticism of modern [[social media]] [[platforms]] from [[progressives]] which threatens their [[profit]] centers, combined with socially liberal views that prevent a full embrace of [[Good Faith Conservatism\|conservatism]]. Though it is not a well-defined movement, it does describe some of the [[emergent properties]] of crypto-bro [[politics]]. Since these are some of the wealthiest people in the world and own all of our [[media]] [[platforms]], it is useful to understand their goals and [[motivations]].		Before they fully aligned with modern [[fascist]] movements, techno-[[libertarianism]] was promoting an ostensibly "centrist" [[political]] [[philosophy]] that is referred to as "[https://eriktorenberg.substack.com/p/what-does-the-gray-tribe-want The Gray Tribe]". Much of this is a reaction to the abundant criticism of modern [[social media]] [[platforms]] from [[progressives]] which threatens their [[profit]] centers, combined with socially liberal views that prevent a full embrace of [[Good Faith Conservatism\|conservatism]]. Though it is not a well-defined movement, it does describe some of the [[emergent properties]] of crypto-bro [[politics]]. Since these are some of the wealthiest people in the world and own all of our [[media]] [[platforms]], it is useful to understand their goals and [[motivations]].

	This video has an excellent introduction to the history of [[wikipedia:Technolibertarianism\|cyberlibertarianism]] and how it became the [[authoritarian]] movement it has turned into. Like most [[social media]] in 2024, it name-drops Elon Musk to please the [[algorithm]], but it provides a [[good]] [[history]] of the movement and its [[philosophy]].		This video has an excellent introduction to the history of [[wikipedia:Technolibertarianism\|cyberlibertarianism]] and how it became the [[authoritarian]] movement it has turned into. Like most [[social media]] in 2024, it name-drops Elon Musk to please the [[algorithm]], but it provides a [[good]] [[history]] of the movement and its [[philosophy]].

Fractalguy: /* TESCREAL */

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TESCREAL

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	[https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/youre-not-going-to-mars-and-you-wont-live-forever-exploding-silicon-valleys-ideology/ This article breaks down the extreme impracticality of these fantasies].		[https://arstechnica.com/culture/2025/04/youre-not-going-to-mars-and-you-wont-live-forever-exploding-silicon-valleys-ideology/ This article breaks down the extreme impracticality of these fantasies].

	See the [[future]] if you really want to talk Transhumanism.		The [https://www.listennotes.com/podcasts/dystopia-now-kate-willett-and-emile-torres-zmu9Ts3Dg2y/ Dystopia Now] podcast takes an in-depth look at TESCREAL and other tech [[religions]].

			See the [[future]] if you really want to talk [[wikipedia:Transhumanism\|Transhumanism]].

	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_FYAbOths\|\|center\|The TESCREAL Threat\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X_FYAbOths\|\|center\|The TESCREAL Threat\|frame}}

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	Crypto-bros [[promote]] a [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/138505710 Mirror World] version of [[metaculture]] based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timnit_Gebru#:~:text=Gebru%20has%20used%20the%20acronym,%2C%20Effective%20Altruism%2C%20and%20Longtermism. TESCREAL] -- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism Transhumanism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extropianism Extropianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism Singularitarianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism Cosmism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism Rationalism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_Altruism Effective Altruism], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longtermism Longtermism]. While both systems of thought purport to be concerned about the [[future]] of humanity, [[metaculture]] focuses on what should be done in the here-and-now to [[Utilitarianism\|help the living]], while TESCREAL is focused on the sci-fi [[future]] when we have cyborg implants and colonize the stars. Such things are fun to contemplate, but it is incredibly sad and frustrating that so many of our smartest and most powerful [[minds]] dedicate their [[energy]] to helping [[Theoretical people\|theoretical future humans]] instead of living people on whom their [[money]] and talent could have a huge and immediate impact.		Crypto-bros [[promote]] a [https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/138505710 Mirror World] version of [[metaculture]] based on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timnit_Gebru#:~:text=Gebru%20has%20used%20the%20acronym,%2C%20Effective%20Altruism%2C%20and%20Longtermism. TESCREAL] -- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism Transhumanism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extropianism Extropianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singularitarianism Singularitarianism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_cosmism Cosmism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rationalism Rationalism], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effective_Altruism Effective Altruism], and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longtermism Longtermism]. While both systems of thought purport to be concerned about the [[future]] of humanity, [[metaculture]] focuses on what should be done in the here-and-now to [[Utilitarianism\|help the living]], while TESCREAL is focused on the sci-fi [[future]] when we have cyborg implants and colonize the stars. Such things are fun to contemplate, but it is incredibly sad and frustrating that so many of our smartest and most powerful [[minds]] dedicate their [[energy]] to helping [[Theoretical people\|theoretical future humans]] instead of living people on whom their [[money]] and talent could have a huge and immediate impact.
			[[File:Teen-girl-torrenting-tech-bro-consciousness.jpeg\|right\|frameless\|350x350px]]
	TESCREAL is considered the [[religion]] of the [[Technology\|technological]] elite. But it is hardly a complete [[philosophy]], having no [[theology]] or [[Ethics\|ethical system]] beyond letting [[selfishness]] and [[capitalism]] somehow work things out for [[everyone]].		TESCREAL is considered the [[religion]] of the [[Technology\|technological]] elite. But it is hardly a complete [[philosophy]], having no [[theology]] or [[Ethics\|ethical system]] beyond letting [[selfishness]] and [[capitalism]] somehow work things out for [[everyone]].