Bros Discuss... Techno-Optimism (w/ Euwyn Goh) @RahulSam

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Euwyn and I critique tech bros and techo-optimism. We also discuss 'The Question Concerning Technology' by Martin Heidegger.

Connect with Euwyn at:
twitter.com/euwyngoh
memoirworthwriting.substack.com
instagram.com/euwyngoh

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{Podcast}
Substack: rsampod.substack.com
Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake

{Website}
rahulsam.me

{Social Media}
twitter.com/trsam97
instagram.com/name_is_rahul
linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b

{Reference Links}
The Question Concerning Technology by Martin Heidegger
The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
paulkingsnorth.substack.com/p/the-tale-of-the-machine
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tools_for_Conviviality
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Technological_Society
open.substack.com/pub/startupy/p/things-im-thinking-about-331
substack.com/@startupy

{Images & Videos used}
Thumbnail: The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel (1563)

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00:00 - Rahul's introduction and monologue
09:15 - Euwyn's monologue
17:38 - Social media and problems with the technological worldview
23:17 - The idea of self-amplication
27:35 - The metaphyics/essence of technology
39:05 - Technology as self-worship
41:40 - Approaches to posthumanism
51:52 - Desire and propaganda
58:20 - Reasons to be optimistic
1:05:55 - Closing

$Bros Discuss... Techno-Optimism (w/ Euwyn Goh) Euwyn and I critique tech bros and techo-optimism. We also discuss The Question Concerning Technology by Martin Heidegger. Connect with Euwyn at: https://twitter.com/euwyngoh https://memoirworthwriting.substack.com https://www.instagram.com/euwyngoh {Podcast} Substack: https://rsampod.substack.com/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4ryEqjut4r6SMtfxLdM1Le Anchor: https://anchor.fm/rahul-samaranayake {Website} https://rahulsam.me/ {Social Media} https://twitter.com/trsam97 https://www.instagram.com/name_is_rahul/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/rahul-samaranayake-981a9315b/ {Reference Links} The Question Concerning Technology by Martin Heidegger The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis Brave New World by Aldous Huxley https://paulkingsnorth.substack.com/p/the-tale-of-the-machine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tools_for_Conviviality https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Technological_Society https://open.substack.com/pub/startupy/p/things-im-thinking-about-331 https://substack.com/@startupy {Images & Videos used} Thumbnail: The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel (1563) If the ideas I discuss in this channel evoke your interest, consider visiting https://theunhappyman.substack.com/ Copyright Disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for “fair use” for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, education and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statutes that might otherwise be infringing. If you are or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have a problem with the use of the related material, please email me at mrrahulmaxcontact@gmail.com, and we can sort it out. Thank you. 00:00 - Rahuls introduction and monologue 09:15 - Euwyns monologue 17:38 - Social media and problems with the technological worldview 23:17 - The idea of self-amplication 27:35 - The metaphyics/essence of technology 39:05 - Technology as self-worship 41:40 - Approaches to posthumanism 51:52 - Desire and propaganda 58:20 - Reasons to be optimistic 1:05:55 - Closing$ $Effective Java Item 4: Enforce Noninstantiability With A Private Constructor My disquisition on Item 4: Enforce Noninstantiability With A Private Constructor. 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