The Other Others

Bros in the Machine

Sep 22, 2025
The hosts dive into the shadowy realms of technology, exploring how dark money and influence plague the promises of decentralization. They connect online ideologies to real-world consequences, unearthing how savior dynamics fracture communities. Investigations into Holochain and Metacurrency reveal troubling ties to extremist ideologies. Risky digital disclosures highlight the dangers of surveillance, while they discuss innovative secure messaging tactics. The conversation emphasizes care, solidarity, and vigilance in navigating these murky waters.
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ANECDOTE

Confrontation Over Tokenised Innocence

  • Tyson recounts confronting Moritz Buehling and seeing tokenised innocence used to avoid accountability.
  • He compares closeness to those actors as being 'as close as I've ever been to... the Ku Klux Klan.'
INSIGHT

Accelerationism's Mythic-Technocratic Fusion

  • Accelerationism blends occult, techno-utopian and racist myths to justify provoking collapse.
  • That ideology frames collapse as a path to a purist future and centralised control.
ANECDOTE

Marginalised People Pushed Out Of Holochain

  • Tyson describes watching women and trans people burn out of Holochain while patriarchal men consolidated control.
  • He notes the space remained patriarchal more than racially diverse, pushing out marginalized contributors.
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