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Another great read from @pluralistic about the reason that disaster fantasies are popular among the right: it replaces actual disasters caused by *systemic problems* with imaginary disasters to be solved by *individuals*, which in turn elevate the status of the prepper to a one-man (let’s face it, it’s usually a man) hero who saves the day.
It also strikes me that the #TESCREAL nonsense that #AI techbros seem to gravitate to is just another flavor of this prepper story: why bother saving eight billion real humans today when you can save countless trillions of potential humans tomorrow by building a treasure trove that you deploy into your favorite technologies? You’re not a profit-driven resource hoarder—you’re a #longtermism one-man superhero!
https://pluralistic.net/2024/11/24/mall-ninja-prophecy/#mano-a-mano
@drahardja @pluralistic it really does fit doesn't it? It's all individualistic, ignores the real causes AND is about blame.
The people who made and benefit from this messed up system don't want to look at what they did AND don't want anyone else looking at them. So this fits too.
This is where the climate change issues and probable pandemic(s) is going to get real nasty. I expect Weather Control to actually come up in congress from more than MTG, and any pandemic will have so much bullshit that we'll see a higher body count.