Team Futurism

There's a lot of buzz about futuristic cities right now. Some of them are just the pipe dreams of billionaires, others are actually being built right now by governments around the world. We discuss why we're broadly skeptical, but still holding out some optimism for cities of the future. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

I'm joined by Dain Fitzgerald and Robert Stark to discuss the whether California is failing, as often is claimed. We touch on the population decline, the migration of the creative class, the affordability crisis, the homeless crisis, etc. We also touch on the inevitable territory of SF vs. LA. Dain Fitzgerald is on Twitter @DainFitzgerald. Also check out his YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@champagnebulge1Robert Stark is on Twitter @2020Blackstone. He also writes on Substack: https://robertstark.substack.com/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

In this interview with Gennady Stolyarov II, chairman of the US Transhumanist Party, we discuss the current state of the transhumanist movement and its potential for growth, reasons for tech pessimism, Peter Thiel's view of technological stagnation, and more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

In this interview with John from Godless Engineer, we discuss: Jesus mythicism (was Jesus a real person?), the relevance of mythical stories, Jordan Peterson, the danger of Christian Nationalism, and the future of religion.Godless Engineer's YouTube channel:https://www.youtube.com/c/godlessengineerArticle by Peter Clarke referenced: Jesus Mythicism Is About to Go Mainstream: https://merionwest.com/2022/01/14/jesus-mythicism-is-about-to-go-mainstream/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

We dive right into the gun debate: Is it a gun problem or a people problem? How does mental health factor in? How do we feel about the 2nd Amendment? Is the gun problem in America even fixable? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

People who live in small towns are part of modern culture too! But how do they fit in? Devon is just back from spending the summer in a tiny town in Montana. He gives us a window into the mindset of the the modern American small-town dweller. More broadly, we get into issues such as the growing urban/rural divide in America. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Peter chats with "real" artist Mark Dwyer about the future of artists given the advances in AI art, such as Dall-e 2. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

This is an interview with Naum Milyavskiy about his new documentary, "Hear, Falcon." In the documentary, Naum makes fascinating parallels between the ways humans relate to animals (specifically falcons) and artificial intelligence.Topics in the discussion include: how to solve human loneliness, the future of human and non-human relationships, and the question of whether we humans are basically machines ourselves. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

Russia's war with Ukraine is not a modern war, we argue. It's antiquated and dumb. What is the future of war? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com

We're not big fans of Andrew Tate, to put it lightly. Not a hard hill to on. But what about the tech censorship question? Should he have been deplatformed? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit teamfuturism.substack.com