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This deserve a much longer post, but let me try.

I can't be alone in noticing the big shift in the last 1-2 years in how the ruling class communicates & acts.

I think it's mostly driven by the fact that AI significantly changes the power dynamic between labor and capital; and the ruling class realizes they don't have to play "nice" anymore.

Palestinian Gen0cide was a big catalyst too; because it's been so openly committed and the only way to ignore it has been surfacing supremacist tendencies even many educated people internally carried. A point of no return.

Meanwhile, Microsoft for the first time admitted that AI isn't about productivity but about labor replacement. Anthropic is working with US military. Altman, Zuckerberg kissing Trump's feet. Musk, Thiel, Andreessen, even Brian Armstrong are now openly spreading far-right conspiracy theories.

Callousness is not limited to tech either. Journalism (NYT), healthcare (UHG), education (Col.Uni.); all power players are brazenly attacking the 99%.

Anyone else starting to get worried about this rise of casual open imperialism? Like, not "peaceful trade at prices social justice activists don't like" imperialism but actual "let's go conquer stuff" imperialism. I know it's "meant to be a joke", but often such jokes are a first step to normalizing something dark...

A speciation event

In the 17th century, the French aristocracy, and in the 20th century, the German ubermensch, were unable to evolve into a separate post-human species. They needed peasants to produce food and soldiers to operate tanks. Now AI is solving those problems.

I disagree with @vitalik.eth that we're witnessing new imperialism. I agree with @chainleft that our ruling elites no longer bother to pretend. Imo they're in full speciation mode. The popularity of pro-speciation ideologies like longtermism and posthumanism can be a part of this evolutionary shift.

It's even possible that the West's open support for the open genocide of Palestinians isn't a revival of ancient King Josiah-style beliefs, but rather mental preparation for the global solution of the "useless 99%" problem. We need to get used to the mass killing of "human animals" so we don't protest too much when it's our turn.

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A speciation event

In the 17th century, the French aristocracy, and in the 20th century, the German ubermensch, were unable to evolve into a separate post-human species. They needed peasants to produce food and soldiers to operate tanks. Now AI is solving those problems.

I disagree with @vitalik.eth that we're witnessing new imperialism. I agree with @chainleft that our ruling elites no longer bother to pretend. Imo they're in full speciation mode. The popularity of pro-speciation ideologies like longtermism and posthumanism can be a part of this evolutionary shift.

It's even possible that the West's open support for the open genocide of Palestinians isn't a revival of ancient King Josiah-style beliefs, but rather mental preparation for the global solution of the "useless 99%" problem. We need to get used to the mass killing of "human animals" so we don't protest too much when it's our turn.

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A very dark but somewhat likely prediction.

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I'm not sure the actions of leaders fall into speciation event category, that is a collective intelligence sphere. If we are indeed in the 6th Great Extinction as scientists have colorfully described the current state of affairs, individual actions are merely different vectors taken amidst the chaos. The ultimate direction is yet to be revealed, and just as leaders seem to be joining the Death Cult, there are movements, ideas, blooming collective consciousness taking root. If the powers that be are even capable of thinking long term, they are foolish if they think wiping out most of humanity won't take them down as well. We are all connected. We may well yet see a new direction for the species, but it's form won't follow anyone's 5 year plan. Trust in Emergence.

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i liked, then unliked, because i deeply disagree with the last sentence

now I liked it again, because the whole comment is very interesting, but I still do not understand where that last sentence came from...

First od all, people live in either peaceful or interesting times. We live in interesting ones. It is interesting that in the past we had to adapt to nature, the dangers it brings, in order to survive; but at the same time we remained vigilant. 
Now, when in theory we can feel safe, people from the top of our structure are planning how to limit us, but they are also doing it in a way that is supposed to lull us, we are supposed to remain unaware of certain actions. But it is also a matter of manipulation and management of society. It would be easier for us to see the threat if it was primary (a roaring lion), rather than on the one hand they calm us down, hide behind researches, and behind our backs they implement their plans.
We have to ask ourself what kind of people will be needed in the future and in what quantity.

Leaders' actions may not be the driving force behind significant change. We're likely in the midst of the 6th Great Extinction, as scientists have described it. Amidst this chaos, individual actions are mere variations in trajectory. The ultimate outcome remains uncertain. While some leaders seem to be embracing a destructive path, collective consciousness and new ideas are emerging. If those in power are capable of long-term thinking, they're misguided if they believe wiping out most of humanity won't ultimately lead to their own downfall. We're all interconnected. A new direction for humanity may yet emerge, but it won't follow anyone's predetermined plan. Trust in the power of emergence.
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