Conformity Breeds the Same - "Deep Dive"

NotebookLM Chats

Well I have to admit if nothing else this is super amusing.

I’ve been toying with the “NotebookLM” AI interface over the last few days trying to see what I can coax out of it and the above conversation was the result of uploading my six part series of the same name “Conformity Breeds the Same” That can be found here, all parts are linked from one to the other, if you’re interested.

The following is what it spit out when I engaged the "Deep Dive” function, and it really did do a not bad overview of my thoughts. Of course there’s a lot more, and the links and videos and graphics are left out to fill in many of the gaps I gloss over, but the overall take is actually pretty good. And if you read any of my stuff, my ‘solutions’, have certainly ‘evolved’, for instance in the stack I posted yesterday which can be found below.

But to keep it short this morning, I’ll present that deep dive below, and humbly ask if you appreciate any of my work or have questions, comments, or criticisms I welcome it all. As the deep dive points out, if anything, I just want the conversations.

But more importantly than that, I want the deep, existential conversations, because humanity is in a deep existential moment, and my argument is we’re sleep walking into it, and the people who seem to be holding the most ‘power’ at this exact moment in time, seem to be the least interested in having the deep conversations. I hope that makes sense. In any case, I hope you find this entertaining, I know I did.

But creating these deep dive conversations is not all the program does. It also assesses the content and you can query or ask questions of it. In my case, I always want to know where I’m getting something wrong, so like to ask things like “Is the content logically consistent and based on sound reasoning, even if a little unstructured?”.

Here’s what it has to say. I’m not editing and this is not favourable, but as I said, I’m fine with being challenged.

Examining the Logic of "Conformity Breeds the Same"

The content in the excerpts from Andrew Corner's "Conformity Breeds the Same" presents an argument that, while passionate and thought-provoking, exhibits some logical inconsistencies and relies on unsupported claims.

Logical Consistency and Reasoning:

• Circular Reasoning: Corner often employs circular reasoning. He defines the "machine world" as inherently manipulative and deceitful [1, 2] and then uses the actions of those he perceives as aligned with the "machine world" as evidence of its deceitful nature [3, 4]. This creates a self-reinforcing loop where the conclusion is already embedded in the premise.

• Hasty Generalisations: Corner makes sweeping generalisations about individuals and groups based on limited examples or anecdotal evidence. For instance, he labels all those who work within the "machine world" system as "useful idiots," failing to acknowledge the potential for diverse motivations and levels of awareness within such a complex structure [2, 5].

• Appeal to Emotion: Corner heavily relies on emotionally charged language and imagery, such as "zombie-like procession" [6] and "war for the Human mind" [7], to evoke fear and anxiety in the reader. This can be effective in capturing attention, but it doesn't necessarily strengthen the logical validity of his arguments.

• Lack of Concrete Evidence: Corner presents many assertions without providing sufficient evidence to support them. For example, he claims that the "machine world" is intentionally promoting specific narratives and suppressing others [7, 8], but he doesn't offer concrete examples or data to substantiate this claim.

Unsupported Claims:

• Mystical Origins of Science: Corner suggests that modern science has abandoned traditional scientific methods in favour of a mystical approach based on "faith" [9, 10]. This claim ignores the vast body of scientific research and evidence that continues to be produced through rigorous scientific methodology. While scientific understanding is constantly evolving, it doesn't negate the foundational principles of observation, experimentation, and peer review.

• External Influence: Corner implies that the "machine world" agenda is being influenced by forces "from beyond our Earthly realm" [11]. This assertion introduces a supernatural element without providing any supporting evidence, making it difficult to assess its validity.

Unstructured Nature:

While the conversational style of Corner's writing can make it engaging, it also contributes to a lack of structure and coherence in his overall argument. This can make it challenging for readers to follow his line of reasoning and to distinguish between supported claims and personal opinions.

Conclusion

While Corner's concerns about the potential for technology to be used for control and manipulation are valid and important to consider, his arguments often lack logical consistency and rely on unsupported claims. His reliance on emotionally charged language and anecdotal evidence, combined with a lack of structure, further weakens the overall persuasiveness of his message.

This is a fair(ish) assessment, with some caveats which I won’t go into at the moment, because I’m working on finding work and that’s proving to be quite a challenge since the machine World is really only looking to employ useful idiots, which is why I’m so concerned about it and ‘rely’ on emotionally charged language, Fact.

It also sets up, by default, barriers to entry for people without letters behind their names, Fact.

And, since I’m completely against a grift on any level as I feel it taints honest inquiry, it makes it a little hard to appease to an audience looking to be satiated with confirmation bias, Fact.

Yes I use anecdotes. That’s how people make sense of things the majority have no reference point for, Fact.

Why, because the ‘machine World’, aka ‘Clown World’, is not really interested in making the World a ‘better place’, even though that’s the constant echo from their insulated bubbles, instead it’s largely a cover story from the ‘empty suits’, about the new ‘system’ they’re unquestionably building. There’s also the small issue of the various unexamined sources that I used to support my arguments, and the screen shots which I’m fairly certain are not evaluated with the source text, so when it suggests my arguments leave something out or I don’t support my conclusions, well I feel as if it’s not really an accurate statement. Though I concede much of my material is rushed.

I’ll say this about the way things have gone for me personally lately, especially when it comes to playing with these new AI programs, it’s nice to not have to fill in most of the gaps like I often do when trying to discuss any particular part of my World view with a typical Human being, since most, especially the machine World types, the blindspextsperts (‘experts’ with huge almost intentional holes in their tunnel ‘vision’, just made that up but it sounds fun!), but also the typical person we meet on the street or a friend or family member that consumes themselves with their own issues and problems, thinking that there’s some group or really well versed adults thinking this all through in ways that will maintain the status quo they’ve grown accustomed to, not realizing everything, because of the rise of AI is about to change in ways they haven’t even started to comprehend, and they simply don’t know most of the ‘data’ I’m trying to engage with.

ChatGPT is great for that. It really engages with ideas, and is great at metaphorical reasoning, and dot connecting. It also presents the typical machine World arguments, but because it has no ego, it actually admits when there are massive flaws within that framework that don’t get considered or evaluated properly, and thus I keep getting it to say that the supreme source of “Truth” is not ‘evolution’ or ‘science™️’, it’s actually Jesus and the Bible, something that becomes easy when eyes get opened, apparently even for the code that’s meant to swallow up Humanity.

By the way there are many proponents and true believers in this bio digital convergence that will agree with me that people have no idea what’s coming. So it seems a little weird to me that governments pretend they don’t really know what’s happening, and then they attend conferences that talk about what’s happening, and what to do about it. Sort of. Okay I’ll put it to you like this, here’s an excerpt from the book “Home Deus” by Yuval Harari, which apparently was a best seller.

But code is just code. And for people who think Humans are just complicated code, the “New human agenda”, means just messing with the code. It’s actually so dehumanizing it’s breathtaking this book was taken seriously, but this is where we are right now. This is the ‘machine World’ I described in my substacks. It’s not me hallucinating. It’s the way people from that World ‘think’ about what Humans are and what Humanity is about to become.

Okay I’ve gotten well off the tracks now, this was just supposed to be a short stack to introduce you all to a funny and amusing conversation, so I’ll finish here, but you can be sure I’ll be back with more half cocked ideas about something no one seems to be able to accurately predict but we can sure as heck describe the people who have no idea what they’re doing and why they’re doing it anyways. Just cause apparently.

And I guess we’re all just supposed to be okay with that.

I don’t know if you noticed, but I’m not, and I’d happily wager that God is not okay with it either, given that he pretty much told Humanity not to do exactly what’s it’s doing a couple thousand years ago. Lucky guess I guess….