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I'd recommend The Origins of War in Child Abuse by Lloyd DeMause [1] if you aren't already aware of it. The actual child abuse part is not apropos the technological aspects, but there's a deep (one of the most direct and powerfully written) account of perennial sacrificial cleansing rituals and the societal death-drive (Thanatos).

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Wow, great suggestion. I will check it.

I'd really look into the validity of the book, a cursory google search reveals that's it's basically a load of shit. Also the book is narrated by Stefan Molyneux, which, I wouldn't say is a 'happy accident' when it comes to Molyneux oeuvre

Lol wtf? Jesus christ, nevermind then.

Someone you don't like read a book. Therefore the book is rubbish.

I suppose this is the logic we get from kids raised by algorithms.

My perspective is velenced by my own biases, just like yours. My function here was just to provide a countering force to your force, and let the OP atleast be presented with the opportunity to be skeptical (mirroring the discourse around this topic, no doubt). It's worth pointing out that psychohistory is not a serious field, and largely considered a pseudoscience.

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