Jay'sAnalysis Game B and the Dark Enlightenment w/Courtenay Turner - Out of This World #64
Sep 29, 2025
Courtenay Turner, a researcher and commentator on technocracy and Game B, dives into a captivating discussion exploring themes of fantasy, hierarchy, and modern ideologies. She unpacks Peter Thiel's connections to Game B, technocratic goals, and the romanticization of indigenous cultures. Courtenay critiques how traditional worldviews shape techno-utopianism and examines the allure of decentralization versus the risks of re-centralization. The conversation touches on cultural subversion tactics, neural implants, and the role of surveillance in shaping contemporary governance.
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Shared Noosphere Goal
- Game B and Dark Enlightenment share an underlying goal: build a technological noosphere that drives toward a singularity.
- They present different masks (techno-utopian vs. authoritarian) but converge on centralized control via technology.
Game B's 'New OS' Pitch
- Game B frames current society as 'Game A' (rivalrous) and promotes a non-rivalrous 'new operating system' for civilization.
- Their rhetoric is utopian but Game B is still hypothetical and relies on extracting technology from Game A.
Accelerationism Drives Collapse
- Accelerationism pushes to speed capitalism/technology toward collapse so a new system can replace it.
- Nick Land influenced this mindset, advocating extreme technological and racial engineering.
