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b'We dig into the technological theology that has been taking hold in Silicon Valley and its orbital communities \\u2013 in various ways, different degrees, and over time. The components of this theology are nicely compiled into an acronym coined by Timnit Gebru and \\xc9mile Torres: Tescreal \\u2013 transhumanism, extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, rationalism, effective altruism, longtermism. \\n\\nStuff we reference:\\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 We need to examine the beliefs of today\\u2019s tech luminaries https://www.ft.com/content/edc30352-05fb-4fd8-a503-20b50ce014ab \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Technology and Its Discontents: On the Verge of the Posthuman https://www.jstor.org/stable/40068384 \\n\\u2022\\u2022\\u2022 Why We are Called Hammer and Hope https://hammerandhope.org/article/issue-1-article-4 \\n\\nSubscribe to hear more analysis and commentary in our premium episodes every week! https://www.patreon.com/thismachinekills \\n\\nHosted by Jathan Sadowski (www.twitter.com/jathansadowski) and Edward Ongweso Jr. (www.twitter.com/bigblackjacobin). Production / Music by Jereme Brown (www.twitter.com/braunestahl)'