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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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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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