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The Political Power of Eschatological Thinking: This Is Why Peter Thiel Is Talking About the Antichrist
Trying to make sense of Thiel's obsession with the Antichrist and Armageddon? This article has the answers. Parts 1 and 2 lay the foundations, and parts…
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The US Inches Closer to Dictatorship
In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination, some are calling for civil war. Radical empathy might be a way out.
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Émile P. Torres
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Do All Silicon Valley Pro-Extinctionists Want You Dead? (Part 3)
Silicon Valley pro-extinctionists want to replace humanity with a new posthuman species. Here's how to understand the different kinds of…
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Émile P. Torres
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Meet the Radical Silicon Valley Pro-Extinctionists! (Part 2)
Pro-extinctionism is no longer a minority view — to the contrary, it's becoming the mainstream position within Silicon Valley, which is terrifying…
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Émile P. Torres
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The Growing Specter of Silicon Valley Pro-Extinctionism (Part 1)
The digital eugenicist Daniel Faggella argues that humanity should be replaced by a "worthy successor" in the form of AGI — his view is comically absurd…
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Émile P. Torres
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"Ass From Its Elbow": AI Is Still Very Dumb, And Elon Musk Continues to Lie About Universal Basic Income
This post explores a few recent news items: more AI bloopers, the AI bubble, and Musk’s ridiculous claim that everyone will get “universal high income…
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August 2025

Humanity Won't Go Extinct This Century, But Civilization Will Probably Collapse
My sense is that most scholars who've seriously studied these topics would probably agree, though I don't know of anyone who's explicitly said this.
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Émile P. Torres
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We've Turned the Planet Into A Gigantic Toxic Chemical Spill — With Serious Implications for Global Health
We're exposed to literally THOUSANDS of chemicals — carcinogens, neurotoxins, and endocrine-disrupting agents — that our ancestors just 100 years ago…
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Émile P. Torres
The Utter Hypocrisy of Anthropic; and, How Anthropic Could Save the World From AI
Anthropic is more worried about AI than actual people. And, by losing its copyright lawsuit this December, it could potentially undermine the entire…
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Émile P. Torres
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Why You Should Never Use AI Under Any Circumstances for Any Reason No Matter What
Maybe that's a BIT of an exaggeration, but not much.
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Émile P. Torres
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Is the Hype Just Hyperbole? Could AI Actually Destroy the World?
Another lighthearted conversation about a cheerful topic!
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Émile P. Torres
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GPT-5 Should Be Ashamed of Itself
The long-hyped AI model is making some people who bought into the hype very sad.
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Émile P. Torres
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