We dig into the technological theology that has been taking hold in Silicon Valley and its orbital communities – in various ways, different degrees, and over time. The components of this theology are nicely compiled into an acronym coined by Timnit Gebru and Émile Torres: Tescreal – transhumanism, extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, longtermism.

Stuff we reference:

••• We need to examine the beliefs of today’s tech luminaries https://www.ft.com/content/edc30352-05fb-4fd8-a503-20b50ce014ab

••• Technology and Its Discontents: On the Verge of the Posthuman https://www.jstor.org/stable/40068384

••• Why We are Called Hammer and Hope https://hammerandhope.org/article/issue-1-article-4

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