Podcast #1: Ran Prieur on the Future of Civilization
Ran Prieur and I discuss the future of civilization, simulation theory, and how we can live free in a zero-coercion society.
Note: We're still learning video and audio production.
Mini Truth #1: Ran Prieur on the Future of Civilization
About Ran Prieur
From Ran Prieur's website:
"I used to treat 'civilization' as a monolithic idea, a simple black box that could just be plugged into ideological equations. Now I see it as a bunch of different things that have been linked in the past, but do not have to be linked. But here's a positive definition of "civilization": the increase in elegant complexity of human-made systems, and we have all kinds of room to do better.
There are two motivations in primitivism, and I accidentally fed the wrong one: the desire to participate in radical change driven by moral judgments, which is what got us into this mess in the first place. The other motivation is to live like actual people in the best primitive tribes: have modest needs, zero coercion, and a nomadic mental state. These are not incompatible with high tech."
Video Link Details
Podcast: Audio recording, with image slideshow of images from Eldorado Canyon Park Colorado.
Bonus Clip: Video tour of Ran's garden in Spokane Washington.