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In Search of the Third Attractor (part 2) | Daniel Schmachtenberger
Timestamps
- 00:00:01 Understanding The Problem

- 00:06:21 Benevolent Dictatorship Doesn't Work

- 00:15:06 Hyper Agents

- 00:26:55 Great Game Of Power

- 00:34:38 Egregores

- 00:42:50 Technology & Ethics

- 00:49:45 Technology Changes Society

- 00:59:49 Infrastructure, Social Structure, Superstructure

- 01:13:14 Wisdom Of Gods

- 01:30:40 Education

- 01:42:08 Closing Thoughts

Where are we headed as a species? What is the landscape of risks and challenges that we need to confront over the next decades, and are there a small number of key factors that we need to solve to avoid catastrophe?
As he describes it, the power of ever-increasing technological capacity (exponential tech) means that both destructive and creative capacities are increasing exponentially. Two of the most likely outcomes (attractors
) are either some kind of chaotic breakdown or the development of powerful control systems in response to oppressive authoritarian control.
Given this, what does a third option, a ‘third attractor’, look like?
Credit: Adapted from Rebel Wisdom![]()
The Third Attractor Video Series
- In Search of the Third Attractor (part 1) Daniel Schmachtenberger (2022)
- In Search of the Third Attractor (part 2) Daniel Schmachtenberger (2022)
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