Beyond the Vapor with Robert Stark

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Topics include:

-Whether the AI/tech bubble is overhyped-Competing narratives about accelerating innovation in AI vs technological stagnation-Robert’s initial prediction that Kamala will win and why Meta Ronin thinks Trump will win (Note: this was recorded about a month ago. Robert’s current prediction is about 55% Trump win/45% Kamala win)-Whether Substack is turning into Twitter-Whether AI/automation will select for people who are more charismatic Chads rather than nerds-Mark Zuckerberg’s archetype and his recent rebrand to humanize his image-How the view that elites are evil is a cope but has some partial truth-Why streamlining bureaucracy into UBI makes more sense than mass wealth redistribution-The argument that UBI could be exploited as a State mechanism of control-Whether taxing the wealthy more is dysgenic-The genetic traits selected for by wealth from sociopathy to beauty–What would the Great Class Swap look like if implemented? -The film series, Zeitgeist and Fully Automated Luxury Communism-How the poor are used to scare the middle class into compliance-How the high cost of living in California selects for conformity-The pros and cons of both YIMBY and NIMBY policies in California-How both Meta Ronin and Robert have been exposed to a wide range of class backgrounds, which is the case for artists-Why middle class people are often boring-Why bottom up populism rarely succeeds-How sexuality is often transactional and commodified-The hypothetical scenario of incels orally servicing high status women-The intersection of mysticism and sexuality-The debate about the ethics of letting sexual deviants carry out their fantasies with AI-How mate selection can often have negative evolutionary outcomes-How men and women are different spiritually-How both AI and natural beauty can alchemize the Jungian anima-Meta Ronin’s life in very scenic Lake Chelan, Washington-How aesthetics are a great way to win people, especially women, over to your political cause–Kashif Vikaas’s Meta Right/Meta Modernism project-Terrence McKenna’s prediction that AI will become a planetary nervous system-How feasible is it to become financially successful on Substack?