It's not a good sign where we, as progressive American adults, have to somehow fit the round peg that is Jon Stewart into square hole that should be reserved for the most qualified person for the job. (Jon is indeed a comedian but needs to remind himself of what a thoughtful person he is and that he would be a great President.)
If we are asking ourselves: what does this mean for the future of democracy? We need to have a better mode of predicting power than we have now. I think AI holds this promise, but novelty itself is what makes blips in the timeline. https://futuretimeline.net/21stcentury/2020-2029.ht
AI's promise is to make our lives a little bit better.
"We are not on track to control these systems."
Ok. So do we have any idea what to do in these situations? Consult the Lodges!
I trust in human beings, not necessarily their nature. In times of crisis, the very many of us band together to figure out what to do in those trying times. There is also people in the world whose intentions tend to be far worse, and willing to exploit vulnerable people and systems of people in these times. Some have called it our institutions, but the fact that the US is so very interconnected in the modern world... as well as the fact that the world seems to be on an upward trajectory in terms of enlightened behavior, makes me feel this group is smaller and smaller still as time goes on.
The few that remain in the rare state of malleability of consciousness continue to fascinate me. One such mind is inside the brain of a one such Henry Rollins. He argues points to things like 'Education is the End of Disaster Capitalism' and how very right he is.
"Henry Rollins is an American singer-songwriter, spoken word artist, writer, comedian,publisher, actor, and radio DJ." https://bigthink.com/the-present/a-60-second-commencement-address/
I'm not sure if singer-songwriter holds... just kidding Henry.
Do yourself a favor of listening to this man talk for anything at length and feel yourself getting smarter by osmosis.
Now back to the question at hand: Is there really a deep state in the world that wields this sort of unbeknownst, untouched power or... and take a deep breath here... we all have a sort of hand in the great "Unknowing"? As Donald Rumsfeld himself said, "we have a lot of known knowns and a lot of unknown knowns." Damn straight Don, and count yourself in with the latter I guess. Does access to the storehouse of all the World make us happier, smarter? I hope so, and I could probably come up with a list of examples.
Computing power is at the heart of what we, you, most of us do. It is that little thing that is simultaneously tickling at your brain and a splinter within it. Just like in the Matrix, Neo is going through something pretty profound that he can't grasp without (spoiler alert) coming into the presence of the mainframe and merging with it.
Does it mean that all of us become cybernetic nodes in the end times? Of course not. What it really means is what we've been told at certain times in our lives: "It's all a ride" - Bill Hicks, "The Singularity is Near" - almost everyone now, "Life is for the living." - Me. Do not waste your time here. We've gone over that before.
There are really only a handful of things heads of state can control. The rest is up to us as human beings and celestial bodies. Be organized and thoughtful about how you approach the world. Don't give in to fear and narcissism in an age where you are being constantly reminded how very approachable and accessible the world has become. Each time we falter we find the capacity to pick ourselves up and dust off.
This world is yours too, so live your life to the fullest. Be grateful and compassionate and all those ideas which were taught to you young. It's a great big beautiful orb that we all share so let's try to sell it to our neighbors: the extraterrestrials.
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