The Vance Crowe Podcast Simone and Malcolm Collins: AI, Religion and the Future of Civilization
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Sep 23, 2026 
Simone Collins, an entrepreneur and writer focused on demographics, parenting, and AI, joins Malcolm Collins, an entrepreneur advocating technology and civilizational strategy. They explore AI’s impact on work, creativity, and human value; demographic decline; parenting; the Techno-Puritan religious framework; the “nerd right”; and shifting cultural norms. Politics, Iran, Canada, rural autonomy, and competing visions of civilization round out the provocative conversation.
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The Nerd Right Is Built Around Truth Seeking
- Malcolm defines the online “nerd right” less by shared policy than by honest truth-seeking and concern for human flourishing.
- The coalition includes socialists, Orthodox Jews, gamers, and abortion-rights supporters.
Coalitions Beat Ideological Purity
- Malcolm argues that winning requires alliances among rural voters, technology leaders, and online cultural activists.
- He favors framing contentious issues around shared interests rather than maximizing ideological purity.
Geopolitics Looks Different Beyond Online Outrage
- Malcolm interprets support for the Iran war through strategic polling and geopolitical incentives rather than online outrage.
- He argues that disrupting Iranian energy routes could hurt China and Middle Eastern rivals more than America.
