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Fractalguy: /* Technology and Wealth */

2026-01-18T14:19:34Z

Technology and Wealth

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	== Technology and Wealth ==		== Technology and Wealth ==
	This video on Technology and Wealth by Nate Hagens' Great Simplification podcast is an excellent overview of the ways that technology and capitalism create a siphon of wealth that flows upwards towards the rich by automating the engines of wealth creation for the working class.		This video on Technology and Wealth by [https://www.youtube.com/@thegreatsimplification Nate Hagens' Great Simplification] [[podcast]] is an excellent overview of the ways that technology and [[capitalism]] create a siphon of [[wealth]] that flows upwards towards the [[rich]] by automating the engines of [[wealth]] creation for the working class.
	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxvRx7sQNxc\|\|center\|Technology and Wealth: The Straw, the Siphon, and the Sieve\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxvRx7sQNxc\|\|center\|Technology and Wealth: The Straw, the Siphon, and the Sieve\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 14:18, 18 January 2026

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	== Technology and Wealth ==		== Technology and Wealth ==
	This video on Technology and Wealth by Nate Hagens' Great Simplification podcast is an excellent overview of the ways that technology and capitalism create a siphon of wealth that flows upwards towards the rich by automating the engines of wealth creation for the working class.		This video on Technology and Wealth by Nate Hagens' Great Simplification podcast is an excellent overview of the ways that technology and capitalism create a siphon of wealth that flows upwards towards the rich by automating the engines of wealth creation for the working class.
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxvRx7sQNxc\|\|center\|Technology and Wealth: The Straw, the Siphon, and the Sieve\|frame}}

	== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==		== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==

Fractalguy at 14:17, 18 January 2026

2026-01-18T14:17:45Z

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	This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages [[like]] [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FORpg0KVo\|\|center\|How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media\|frame}}		This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages [[like]] [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FORpg0KVo\|\|center\|How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media\|frame}}

			== Technology and Wealth ==
			This video on Technology and Wealth by Nate Hagens' Great Simplification podcast is an excellent overview of the ways that technology and capitalism create a siphon of wealth that flows upwards towards the rich by automating the engines of wealth creation for the working class.

	== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==		== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==

Fractalguy at 18:20, 24 February 2025

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	[[File:Technology-glowing-planet-electricity-futurism-extropy.jpg\|thumb\|Technology makes the planet glow]]		[[File:Technology-glowing-planet-electricity-futurism-extropy.jpg\|thumb\|Technology makes the planet glow]]
	The discussion of technology on this [[wiki]] will focus around the [[ethical]] concerns, and the establishment of [[legal]] frameworks and [[social norms]] that allow us to use technology in a way that maximizes its positive contribution to [[happiness and well-being]] and minimizes the negative [[consequences]].		The discussion of technology on this [[wiki]] will focus around the [[ethical]] concerns, and the establishment of [[legal]] frameworks and [[social norms]] that allow us to use technology in a way that maximizes its [[positive]] contribution to [[happiness and well-being]] and minimizes the negative [[consequences]].

	== Technology Topics ==		== Technology Topics ==
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	* [[Longevity]]		* [[Longevity]]
	* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Technology\|All pages that reference technology]]		* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Technology\|All pages that reference technology]]
			[https://www.wi-phi.com/modules/emerging-technologies/ The Emerging Technologies module on Wi-Phi] offers a free course on the [[ethics]] and [[sociological]] implications of new technologies.

	== Technology and Taboo ==		== Technology and Taboo ==
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	Part of this curriculum is being aware important new online trends so you can avoid being [[Misinformation\|misinformed]] or [[Grift\|grifted]] by them, since most online trends are one or the other or both. Trends in the online discourse, new slang and jargon, all need to be made made easily understood by those who aren't terminally online. Otherwise, it can be easy to miss when [[Relationships\|loved ones]] are dabbling in dangerous [[ideologies]] and bizarre subcultures that can lead them down a rabbit hole of [[addiction]] or [[hate]].		Part of this curriculum is being aware important new online trends so you can avoid being [[Misinformation\|misinformed]] or [[Grift\|grifted]] by them, since most online trends are one or the other or both. Trends in the online discourse, new slang and jargon, all need to be made made easily understood by those who aren't terminally online. Otherwise, it can be easy to miss when [[Relationships\|loved ones]] are dabbling in dangerous [[ideologies]] and bizarre subcultures that can lead them down a rabbit hole of [[addiction]] or [[hate]].

	This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages like [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FORpg0KVo\|\|center\|How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media\|frame}}		This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages [[like]] [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FORpg0KVo\|\|center\|How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media\|frame}}
	== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==		== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==

Fractalguy: /* Technology Topics */

2025-01-19T12:10:23Z

Technology Topics

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	Pages related to technology issues:		Pages related to technology issues:

	* [[Artificial intelligence]]
	* [[Platforms\|Social media platforms]]		* [[Platforms\|Social media platforms]]
	* [[Promotion\|Newsfeeds and algorithmic promotion]]		* [[Promotion\|Newsfeeds and algorithmic promotion]]
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	* [[Crypto-bros]], [[Secular gurus]], and the [[Manosphere]]		* [[Crypto-bros]], [[Secular gurus]], and the [[Manosphere]]
	* [[Trolling]] and [[Outrage]]		* [[Trolling]] and [[Outrage]]
			* [[Information overload]] and [[Misinformation]]
			* [[Artificial intelligence]]
	* [[Future\|The future]] and [[Utopia]]		* [[Future\|The future]] and [[Utopia]]
	* [[Algorithms]] and [[Recursion]]		* [[Algorithms]] and [[Recursion]]

Fractalguy: /* Technology Topics */

2025-01-18T10:41:51Z

Technology Topics

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	* [[Promotion\|Newsfeeds and algorithmic promotion]]		* [[Promotion\|Newsfeeds and algorithmic promotion]]
	* [[Crypto-bros\|Techno-optimism and TESCREAL]]		* [[Crypto-bros\|Techno-optimism and TESCREAL]]
	* [[Future\|The future]]		* [[Crypto-bros]], [[Secular gurus]], and the [[Manosphere]]
	* [[Algorithms]]		* [[Trolling]] and [[Outrage]]
			* [[Future\|The future]] and [[Utopia]]
			* [[Algorithms]] and [[Recursion]]
	* [[Longevity]]		* [[Longevity]]
	* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Technology\|All pages that reference technology]]		* [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Technology\|All pages that reference technology]]

Fractalguy: /* Technology and Taboo */

2025-01-01T23:53:31Z

Technology and Taboo

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	* Thou shall backup thy data.		* Thou shall backup thy data.
	* Thou shall not click the link if you do not recognize the domain, for it is phishing.		* Thou shall not click the link if you do not recognize the domain, for it is phishing.
	* Thy [[~~algorithms~~]] shall [[promote]] content that ~~makes people smarter and~~ [[~~happier~~]].		* Thy [[Algorithms\|algorithm]] shall not [[promote]] content that causes [[outrage]].
	* Thou shall not [[Misinformation\|bear false witness]] on [[social media]].		* Thou shall not [[Misinformation\|bear false witness]] on [[social media]].
	* Honor thy right to privacy and keep it holy.		* Honor thy right to privacy and keep it holy.

Fractalguy: /* Teaching Technology */

2025-01-01T23:51:58Z

Teaching Technology

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	Part of this curriculum is being aware important new online trends so you can avoid being [[Misinformation\|misinformed]] or [[Grift\|grifted]] by them, since most online trends are one or the other or both. Trends in the online discourse, new slang and jargon, all need to be made made easily understood by those who aren't terminally online. Otherwise, it can be easy to miss when [[Relationships\|loved ones]] are dabbling in dangerous [[ideologies]] and bizarre subcultures that can lead them down a rabbit hole of [[addiction]] or [[hate]].		Part of this curriculum is being aware important new online trends so you can avoid being [[Misinformation\|misinformed]] or [[Grift\|grifted]] by them, since most online trends are one or the other or both. Trends in the online discourse, new slang and jargon, all need to be made made easily understood by those who aren't terminally online. Otherwise, it can be easy to miss when [[Relationships\|loved ones]] are dabbling in dangerous [[ideologies]] and bizarre subcultures that can lead them down a rabbit hole of [[addiction]] or [[hate]].

	This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages like [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].		This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages like [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FORpg0KVo\|\|center\|How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media\|frame}}

	== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==		== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXdVDhOGqoE\|\|center\|AI Is Dangerous, but Not for the Reasons You Think\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXdVDhOGqoE\|\|center\|AI Is Dangerous, but Not for the Reasons You Think\|frame}}
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	~~{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6FORpg0KVo\|\|center\|How to Make Learning as Addictive as Social Media\|frame}}~~
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWnU7A7ZBGc\|\|center\|Ethics & Technology\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWnU7A7ZBGc\|\|center\|Ethics & Technology\|frame}}

Fractalguy: /* Techno Music */

2025-01-01T02:10:28Z

Techno Music

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	Creative wiring has produced many cool beeps and beats.		Creative wiring has produced many cool beeps and beats.
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAabyhhwC68&list=PL7rrJWObNG9s2U1e40T3yHKb8HEgwhmaw\|\|center\|I dream of wires\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8K90hX4PrE\|\|center\|Daft Punk - Technologic\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8K90hX4PrE\|\|center\|Daft Punk - Technologic\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7orEiTI6X_4&list=PLunAs_VfWjqd6ZhNLiZaZnjRaDUtXPJpA\|\|center\|Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy (Full Album)\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7orEiTI6X_4&list=PLunAs_VfWjqd6ZhNLiZaZnjRaDUtXPJpA\|\|center\|Aphex Twin - Come to Daddy (Full Album)\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 20:45, 31 December 2024

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	Technological [[taboos]] are also needed to establish and enforce [[social norms]] on [[social media]] so they can serve their intended function without constantly being ruined by [[trolling]] and [[misinformation]].		Technological [[taboos]] are also needed to establish and enforce [[social norms]] on [[social media]] so they can serve their intended function without constantly being ruined by [[trolling]] and [[misinformation]].

			== Teaching Technology ==
			With rapidly advancing technology and widely varying levels of proficiency, continuing [[education]] about technology is essential to remain relevant in the [[Economy\|job market]], and for [[parents]] to be able to properly supervise [[children]] who are online. The [[Education]] page proposes a peer-to-peer continuing adult [[education]] model to make this accessible to anyone.

			Part of this curriculum is being aware important new online trends so you can avoid being [[Misinformation\|misinformed]] or [[Grift\|grifted]] by them, since most online trends are one or the other or both. Trends in the online discourse, new slang and jargon, all need to be made made easily understood by those who aren't terminally online. Otherwise, it can be easy to miss when [[Relationships\|loved ones]] are dabbling in dangerous [[ideologies]] and bizarre subcultures that can lead them down a rabbit hole of [[addiction]] or [[hate]].

			This [[wiki]] attempts to do this, with pages like [[crypto-bros]], [[manosphere]], [[JP and JC]], [[conspiracy theories]], [[grift]], [[platforms]], [[outrage]], [[trolling]], [[algorithm]], and [[future]] all highlighting trends in technology and online discourse that many may not be aware of, and are having a big negative influence on [[society]].

	== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==		== The Ethical Implications of Technology ==