Harvest Series 5-Minute Insight on Confronting Self-Destruction with Daniel Schmachtenberger
Jun 19, 2024
Renowned philosopher Daniel Schmachtenberger discusses civilizations' self-destruction patterns due to technology, emphasizing the need for a paradigm shift. He also delves into the responsibility of humans in guiding technological advancements for environmental sustainability.
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Every Technology Is Dual-Use
- All technology is dual-use and advances intended for good enable conflict applications too.
- Exponential tech growth creates exponentially larger harms and externalities we must account for.
Harm Scales With Technological Power
- As technology scales, the potential harm scales with it, so past conflict norms no longer suffice.
- We cannot handle exponential war or exponential externalities without changing our relationship to tech.
Global Interdependence Raises Collapse Risk
- Modern global supply chains make civilizations interdependent and globally vulnerable to collapse.
- That interdependence means local failures can cascade into civilization-scale self-termination risks.