You know that Omicron tribal quest where you eat the food and N-9000 transmits your gustatory data to the Ea? What if that, but for other sensations too?

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I suspect that the answer lies somewhere between Rotenstreich’s authoritarian view on technology and politics—that any change in the direction of technology must be accompanied by a change in the direction of society—and an internalized belief in the dominionist mindset that underscores American culture. Effective altruism is a political gift to the wealthy, packaged absolution that gives them moral permission to extract as much as they want. It is also perilously close to the edge of the cliff of fascism.