The price of technological progress is the risk of becoming a slave to technology. With so many voices advocating different directions for the future of technology, it can be difficult to determine what kind of relationship humanity should have with it. Technology, especially social media, is often seen as the bane of modern society. But as Michael Cernovich suggests, it could also be one of the keys to saving America from a spiral of tyranny.
“Zero Hour” will be joined by Michael Cernovich, an independent filmmaker and author of “Gorilla Mindset.” James Pross Discuss the concept of time, the narrow understanding of Western history, and the advantages and disadvantages of technological progress.
Cernovich argues that we live in a unique historical era that he calls a “technological” era in the sense of technology as we know it today, involving communication and information sharing. In his view, technology is a key factor in determining America's trajectory today. “Trump can't win in 2016 without Twitter. America is a right-wing culture, so right-wing that the media has to lie to support others as moderates and centrists.” It didn't happen.”
They talk about the transhumanist movement, where people seek to merge their consciousness with technology because they “hate their bodies and therefore hate their humanity.” After dismissing these people as “weirdos” and “weirdos,” Cernovich compared the current movement to some of the worst events in recent history, including Mao Zedong's crushing of China and the Soviet Union's oppression of Russia. There is.
Poulos added that in both cases these events were not fringe movements that left others alone, but were forced and “forced” on the entire population.
Cernovich points out that all of these political movements and the destruction that followed took place in “pre-technological” societies. In today's America, we have the following choices: [live that way]” The question is, “Should I submit or not… is there a line that should not be crossed, or should I just hunker down and follow it?”
Although technology has clearly advanced to unprecedented and almost unimaginable levels, the temptation to move humanity “forward” beyond its current state has not changed at all. Cernovich warns about this Gnostic urge to resist human nature and escape from its physical condition, but he and Porus believe that this is ultimately due to God, His commandments, and They agree that it is a movement that seeks to “escape responsibility'' from both the demands of normal human life.
It is clear that technological advances are a double-edged sword, with many benefits as well as temptations. According to Cernovich, we are in a unique position to resist similar instances of tyranny that occurred in the 20th century. “If we didn't have these technological tools, we would have already been destroyed.” Will America be able to overcome this dangerous situation in the future?
To hear more of what Michael Cernovich has to say about oppression, technological advancement, transhumanism, and more, watch the full episode of Zero Hour with James Pross.
