Michael Sacasas is the executive director of the Christian Study Center in Gainesville and the author of The Convivial Society, a widely read newsletter about technology, culture, and the moral life. Michael was a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida studying the relationship between technology and society with a focus on the work of Hannah Arendt. His writing has appeared in The New Atlantis, Comment, Plough, The New Inquiry, and Real Life Magazine. His work has also been featured in The Atlantic, Vox, and The New York Times. He is the author of the forthcoming book, 41 Questions: Technology and the Moral Life
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Episode 306
Michael Sacasas
Engineering Society and the Human Experience | Michael Sacasas
Michael Sacasas is the executive director of the Christian Study Center in Gainesville and the author of The Convivial Society, a widely read newsletter about technology, culture, and the moral life. Michael was a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida studying the relationship between technology and society with a focus on the work of Hannah Arendt. His writing has appeared in The New Atlantis, Comment, Plough, The New Inquiry, and Real Life Magazine. His work has also been featured in The Atlantic, Vox, and The New York Times. He is the author of the forthcoming book, 41 Questions: Technology and the Moral Life
In Episode 306 of Hidden Forces, Demetri Kofinas speaks with Michael Sacasas. Michael is the executive director of the Christian Study Center in Gainesville Florida and the author of The Convivial Society, a widely read newsletter about technology, culture, and the moral life.
Demetri and Michael discuss how we are engineering society and the human experience in ways that could have irreversible effects on humanity’s future. Many of you may be wondering if this conversation is about A.I. Not necessarily. Advancements in artificial intelligence may very well prove to be the catalysts, but if so then A.I. is just the apotheosis of trends that have been in place for decades if not longer, and which are changing the nature of our lives, our societies, and our politics in ways that are not necessarily desirable. Some of these trends threaten the values and traditions that we associate most strongly with human civilization and the flourishing of the natural world. And many of us feel the urge to “do something” to alter our trajectory, but what is to be done? Besides understanding the nature of these trends and the technological and social structures bringing them about what can we do to effectuate positive change and on what scale we can hope to make a difference? This is the central focus of today’s conversation.
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Michael Sacasas is the executive director of the Christian Study Center in Gainesville and the author of The Convivial Society, a widely read newsletter about technology, culture, and the moral life. Michael was a doctoral candidate at the University of Central Florida studying the relationship between technology and society with a focus on the work of Hannah Arendt. His writing has appeared in The New Atlantis, Comment, Plough, The New Inquiry, and Real Life Magazine. His work has also been featured in The Atlantic, Vox, and The New York Times. He is the author of the forthcoming book, 41 Questions: Technology and the Moral Life
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
Demetri Kofinas is a media entrepreneur and financial analyst whose mission is to help uncover the hidden forces and pivotal patterns shaping our lives. His contrarian perspective and critical-thinking approach has helped hundreds of thousands of people make smarter, informed decisions. This same methodology has helped guide Demetri’s decision-making as an early-stage investor and as a creator of several innovative media properties and live events.
