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Technological Slavery: Ted Kaczynski’s Warning and the Rise of the Machine Mind (Reading #2)
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Before he became a symbol of rebellion and tragedy, Ted Kaczynski was a mathematician turned philosopher who saw the trajectory of civilization as a slow suicide by technology. In this reading and analysis of Technological Slavery, George Monty dives into the uncomfortable truths of Kaczynski’s arguments — the loss of autonomy, the illusion of progress, and the psychological toll of a world governed by machines.
This episode isn’t an endorsement — it’s an examination of a prophetic, dangerous mind who saw the future unfolding faster than anyone could stop it.
In this episode:
- The core philosophy behind Technological Slavery
- How technological systems dominate human behavior
- The paradox of freedom in a hyper-connected world
- The moral and psychological collapse of industrial society
- Can humanity reclaim control from its own creation?
Transcript:
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Speaker 0 (0s):
Speaker 1 (17s): It's Monday for me. What day is it for you? Is it Tuesday and Wednesday? Saturday, the greatest day ever, whatever day it is. Thank you for taking a few minutes to hang out with me. We're getting back into Whoo Theodore Ted Kaczynski AKA the unit bomber. This guy, I'll tell you what this guy was ahead of his time. He may have been out of his mind
Speaker 0 (46s): And when he was definitely ahead of his time. And to me,
Speaker 1 (51s): It's interesting to think about people who think about things differently. I think that also backs up the statement that man's best thinking is done outdoors. This is a guy that moved out into a shack way out in the middle of nowhere. I think he was out in Montana, had a small little cabin where he would just read and kind of live life, the natural way and be away from technology.
The reason he was so far away from technology is his belief that technology was going to enslave the world. We left off talking about feelings of inferiority. This is from the book, technological slavery, and the first part, the book is called industrial society and its future. We are moving on to the next reading, which is going to be over socialization.
Again, these are what I am reading is they're clearly not my ideas. However, I think these ideas are important enough for people to consider them. And that's why I'm going over them with you and my friends. What do you guys think about this? Is it just pure craziness or can you find some nuggets?
Speaker 0 (2m 13s): The truth in the words of Ted Kaczynski let us begin. Psychologists
Speaker 1 (2m 21s): Used the term socialization
Speaker 0 (2m 24s): To designate
Speaker 1 (2m 25s): The process by which children are trained to Think
Speaker 0 (2m 29s): And act as a society demands as a person
Speaker 1 (2m 34s): Has said to be well socialized. If he believes
Speaker 0 (2m 37s): In and obeys the moral code of his society and fits in well as a functioning part of that society, it may seem senseless to say that many leftists are over socialized since the leftist is perceived as a rebel, Never
Speaker 1 (2m 54s): In the last of the position can be defended. Many leftists are not such rebels
Speaker 0 (2m 58s): As they seem. Let me just stop there for just one quick second. For those of you that have kids, I want you to think about this term over socialization. I want you to think about what you watched and what you listen
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