Checkmate: The Triumph of Technocracy

JR5

Other Christian
https://erikwikstrom.substack.com/p/checkmate-the-triumph-of-technocracy

"We are living through a historic transition of power: the shift from a corrupt facade democracy to an AI-driven technocracy controlled by Silicon Valley billionaires.

While this unfolds, most observers are – as usual – focused on the wrong signals, missing the larger pattern of what's actually happening. And what's happening isn't isolated to the United States – it's a global agenda that will reshape every aspect of our lives.

What makes this moment unique isn't just the scale of the transformation, but its inevitability. The technological infrastructure required for total control has finally matured. Artificial Intelligence has reached the sophistication necessary for algorithmic governance. The social and political chaos we're experiencing isn't random – it's orchestrated to create the perfect conditions for this transition.

Consider this: Elon Musk alone controls enough wealth to simultaneously fund eight Manhattan Projects, maintain a private army of 100,000 elite mercenaries for a decade, or fund the entire United Nations for 14 years. But this isn't about money – it's about power. The tech elite already have more wealth than they could spend in multiple lifetimes. What they're pursuing is something far more ambitious: total control over society's future development..."
 
"Your status depends not on traditional merit or wealth, but on your direct utility to the technocratic system."

We've long passed this point. For example, universities have cut humanities and language programs as everyone packs into STEM. Literature, art, and history are either degraded or labeled "worthless".

We do not judge people as being valuable because they are moral members of the community. Alexander Dugin makes this point when he suggests prioritizing social conservatism and tradition over meritocracy.


Can anyone outsmart AI and the surveillance state? People post in the politics section as if they have a say in what is happening. I'm of the opinion that moving to a low cost of living location (rural or in low cost countries) is the only sane option at this point. I see people around me working until they are physically and mentally sick so they can consume overpriced luxury items.

My friend in Asia works 5 hours a week. He eats fresh fish, fruits, and vegetables. He goes swimming every day with his girl. He's happy and at peace.

Perhaps that is a bit extreme and a bit more work couldn't hurt. But the point is that minimalism is the answer.
Most of us aren't Gates, Musk, or Sam Altman. The system is a lie that tricks you into believing you can "make it". Is it possible? Is it worth the cost?

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And what does your friend do for work? And what if he and his girlfriend have kids? Nice and vague there. I assume he's an expat from the West.
 
Great questions. He works online which is easier than many people think.
Yes, costs can be less there but of course to each his own. Good point!

I think I get a bit too worked up after reading such articles. They can be very intense.

Would you like to discuss making money online? I have some ideas for side projects.
 
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