The Pluribus Podcast

Episode 3: @JoshLekach

Here is the third episode of the Pluribus Podcast! Our guest is @JoshLekach [https://twitter.com/JoshLekach], host of the WRONG OPINION podcast, and author of “THE MANUAL”: both available at https://wrongop.gumroad.com/ [https://wrongop.gumroad.com/] In this episode, we discuss: * Josh’s suspension from Patreon and Vimeo, likely due to a one time appearance on Alex Jones’ InfoWars * Leveraging podcast appearances as a form of cancellation insurance * Techniques from stoicism to remain composed during the unfolding chaos of a cancellation * Some general advice about family and faith. Give it a listen, and a share it widely! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomepluribus.substack.com [https://becomepluribus.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Episode 2: @RokoMijic

Here is the second episode of the Pluribus Podcast! Our guest is @RokoMijic [http://twitter.com/RokoMijic], author of the infamous ‘Roko’s Basilisk’ thought experiment, and publisher at Heretical Update [https://open.substack.com/pub/hereticalupdate] .In this episode we discuss: * Roko’s exile from LessWrong, and the broader rationalist community for his literary chef-d'oeuvre * Social media censorship (i.e, shawdowbanning, de-boosting, monetization) as a matter of information signaling, rather than pure content * Cancel culture as a ‘paper clip maximizer’ that selects for docility, sterility, and compliance via every possible avenue * Public decision-making, e.g., democracy, applied in the wrong contexts undermining group cohesion * Technological tools to address cancellation, such as meta-clients that allow for stronger data self-ownership and curation Give it a listen and a share! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomepluribus.substack.com [https://becomepluribus.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]

Episode 1: @extradeadjcb

Today, we are publishing our first episode of the Pluribus Podcast! Our first guest is a good friend and sponsor, @extradeadjcb [http://twitter.com/extradeadjcb], who is the founder of exitgroup.us [http://exitgroup.us], and who writes the newsletter:Bennett's Phylactery [https://open.substack.com/pub/extradeadjcb].In this episode we discuss: * The story of Dr. Bennett’s cancellation as a motivation for founding the EXIT group in terms of technical and social support. * How and why a general “opposition to cancel culture” is not a coherent ethic by which groups can coordinate. * The ongoing process of forming “decentralized network unions” around a One Commandment as per Balaji Srinivasan’s Network State [https://thenetworkstate.com/]. * Different interactive mechanisms for creating and propagating a sustainable culture: both memetically – via art & literature – and genetically. * Ways for projects like Pluribus and EXIT to work together, as well as the rate limitations on such projects being deployed at scale. Enjoy! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit becomepluribus.substack.com [https://becomepluribus.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_1]