In this episode of Cog War, titled "Eating the Elephant: Conceptualising Disorder," hosts James and Raymond reflect on a recent workshop at Lancaster University exploring the new world order, or disorder. Drawing from military theories like cognitive warfare, reflective control, and unrestricted warfare, they critique gaps in the field: the lack of institutional coordination against cross-domain attacks, the West's defensive stance without offensive strategies, and hypocrisy in blaming foreign tech while ignoring domestic AI and social media's cognitive impacts.

They challenge technological determinism, arguing that platforms amplify pre-existing social fractures, from mental health declines to eroded institutional trust. With examples from revolutions, genocides, and elections, they call for a holistic, self-reflective approach to this fuzzy domain.

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