End The Need For A World: How to avoid technological self-imprisonment

Подписаться 3 тыс.

50% 1

After twelve years of contemplating how to save our world, I finally came to the realization that it isn't going to be possible, we don't have enough time. This video is a general description of why we're headed toward a fate worse than extinction, what that looks like, and what we can do to avoid that future. Everything said is lensed through a Philosophical System I created (it can be found on my website).
My website: www.lexbenjamin.com
All images were generated with Dalle-3, Bing, and Gemini.
Timestamps:
00:01 Intro
04:58 Why we create technology?
10:00 Why our tech advances but our satisfaction lags.
14:50 The state of civilization and technology are emergent realities.
17:47 How do we know where we're headed?
21:40 Why we are in trouble.
25:07 What does technological self-imprisonment look like?
30:02 Why self-imprisonment is worse than extinction.
32:15 Why we must act now.
36:11 What does the alternative path look like?
42:31 How do we find our way to liberation?
44:03 How do we stay on course?
46:14 Outro

Опубликовано:

12 май 2024

Ссылка:

Скачать:

Готовим ссылку...

Добавить в:

Мой плейлист

Посмотреть позже

Комментарии : 15

@zachvancleef День назад

Great to see you back, Lex!

@homeostasis360 14 дней назад

Good to see you again💐

@lexbenjamin 14 дней назад

Thanks. I appreciate you noticing my absence.

@crasman4499 14 дней назад

Enjoyed the vid

@ghostc1pher 14 дней назад

There are few people that I can say are on the same wavelengths that I am and you are one of those. I would love to have conversations with you about the nuances of creating such a future.

@lexbenjamin 14 дней назад

I appreciate that. I have a Discord server if you want to have a discussion. You can share your thoughts there and I'll answer any questions you have.

@lexbenjamin 14 дней назад

It's been a while (619 days), so I figured I'd start with something that concerns us all. If it isn't perfectly clear why we need to aim for liberation then please ask for clarification. Again, everything said is supported by my Philosophical System (found on my website), and understanding that system should clear up any doubt or confusion.

@anthonymaldo3692 13 дней назад

Ever think about an infinite number of other possible sentience,like other humans that could've existed but never will? Is our existence by chance? I ponder why reality exists the way it does when it could've been any other way and possibilities are endless and so are other possible sentience.

@lexbenjamin 13 дней назад

I've thought about that, a lot. Probably too much. I now spend less time thinking about why reality is the way it is because I've accepted that it is and always has been every way it can be and can't be, hypothetically. Now, I focus more on what it is that I can or should understand about the reality I'm experiencing and witnessing with the intent of using that information to improve my subjective condition.

@anthonymaldo3692 13 дней назад

@@lexbenjamin interesting. I've heard many people say that life is more valuable and meaningful if we're here by chance,but of course I heavily disagree with that point of view.

@lexbenjamin 13 дней назад

I disagree too. Chance, design, inevitability, none of them alter the ridiculous potential for experience inherent in each moment of existence. When we get out of our heads, existing (not life in a world) is staggeringly rich and I don't think any theory about how or why things came to be alters that.

@anthonymaldo3692 13 дней назад

@@lexbenjamin perhaps this is "THE" question that doesn't have an answer. Like many say "sometimes you gotta accept what you don't understand" this will be a chore.

@lexbenjamin 13 дней назад

Perhaps. Questions and mysteries give life some flavor, they give the mind something to do, something to work on. I'm grateful for not being able to see all because it gives us the ability to enjoy this reality even if it isn't the absolute and true one.