Today's guest is Iain Davis, author of the Technocratic Darkstate. He explains what the Dark Enlightenment means and how its followers are trying to achieve technocracy by using technology and AI. Their goal is to try to control mankind. What will be the value of humans in the future once we reach singularity?In this video Iain explains what are the philosophical roots are of this movement. People like Nick Land and Curtis Yarvin through their writings have influenced tech entrepreneurs such as Peter Thiel and Elon Musk, who in their turn influence politicians like Donald Trump and JD Vance.Iain also shows why money is such an important tool to them and how they try to shape it into a control mechanism through stable coins and CBDC. A digital ID is neatly tied to that.At the end, Iain also advises us to stop using smartphones and use cash as much as possible.More info on Iain Davis here:https://x.com/_InThisTogetherhttps://iaindavis.com/https://thepapercutmagazine.com/produ...Follow Paul on X here:https://x.com/paulbuitinkTimestamps:0:00 Intro1:57 What is the technocratic darkstate7:15 How is it different from libertarianism10:21 Isn't decentralisation a good thing?14:31 Elon Musk's involvement18:15 Why is it called Dark Enlightenment and the role of humans26:51 The role of technology and AI30:16 The singularity and the Matrix33:25 Donald Trump's role36:38 J.D. Vance and Peter Thiel connection41:03 City States, Prospera45:21 Technocracy vs democracy49:01 Freedom of Speech and Digital ID in the UK53:05 Monetary control: Worldcoin, stable coins and CBDC59:44 What can people do: no smartphones, cash1:06:16 Outro