this is part of why singularitarianism sells btw, say what you want about AGI cultists but at least they have a theory of change
My grand unifying theory of politics rn is that we haven't invented an ideology for the material conditions of the 21st century yet, so it's just been cargo cults for everybody.
April 4, 2025 at 2:12 AM
this is part of why singularitarianism sells btw, say what you want about AGI cultists but at least they have a theory of change
Singularitarianism, ultramodernism, rationalism, rationalism, effective altruism, longtermism (SURREAL)
November 15, 2024 at 12:59 AM
Singularitarianism, ultramodernism, rationalism, rationalism, effective altruism, longtermism (SURREAL)
Warmed over Christianity is *never* the answer (and that's what singularitarianism boils down to, when you examine its structure and origins as a belief system).
March 7, 2026 at 8:45 AM
Warmed over Christianity is *never* the answer (and that's what singularitarianism boils down to, when you examine its structure and origins as a belief system).
Effective Altruism is, to put it mildly, bollocks on stilts—but then, so is singularitarianism (I've come to believe over the past decade).
June 19, 2024 at 3:49 PM
Effective Altruism is, to put it mildly, bollocks on stilts—but then, so is singularitarianism (I've come to believe over the past decade).
Yeah this about tracks
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Yeah this about tracks
TESCREAL stands for "transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism" and is a term coined by Timnit Gebru and Émile P. Torres in 2023.
@timnitgebru.bsky.social @xriskology.bsky.social
@timnitgebru.bsky.social @xriskology.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
TESCREAL stands for "transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism" and is a term coined by Timnit Gebru and Émile P. Torres in 2023.
@timnitgebru.bsky.social @xriskology.bsky.social
@timnitgebru.bsky.social @xriskology.bsky.social
(& as I said on twtter early in 2022: transhumanism, Singularitarianism, Accelerationism, longtermism, effective altruism, & Dominionism are all offshoots of the same root Christian Eschatology, even for the adherents who consciously believe themselves to be "secular;" thus they support each other…
March 30, 2024 at 7:52 PM
(& as I said on twtter early in 2022: transhumanism, Singularitarianism, Accelerationism, longtermism, effective altruism, & Dominionism are all offshoots of the same root Christian Eschatology, even for the adherents who consciously believe themselves to be "secular;" thus they support each other…
If you don't know what TESCREAL is:
"Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism" coined by @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social
"Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism" coined by @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
If you don't know what TESCREAL is:
"Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism" coined by @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social
"Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, (modern) Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism" coined by @timnitgebru.bsky.social & @xriskology.bsky.social
TESCREAL stands for Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism -- and is coined by @timnitgebru.bsky.social and @xriskology.bsky.social 👇🏻
The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence
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January 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
TESCREAL stands for Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism -- and is coined by @timnitgebru.bsky.social and @xriskology.bsky.social 👇🏻
hot take: singularitarianism is the natural logical conclusion of Hegelianism
I've had at least a half-dozen people make a big deal about how my love of AI is proof STEMlords need a humanities education or whatever
I was a philosophy major, creative writing minor, lmao
I was a philosophy major, creative writing minor, lmao
I don’t want to dunk in any one person, as I see this argument a lot, so I’ll post a screenshot rather than quoting it, because this sentiment is common. Peter Thiel has a philosophy degree. Lots of these guys have liberal arts degrees. Credentialism & reverence for institutions won’t save us.
September 8, 2026 at 3:49 PM
hot take: singularitarianism is the natural logical conclusion of Hegelianism
August 23, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Singularitarianism. 😵💫
April 2, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Singularitarianism. 😵💫
ppl be out here reinventing thanaterotic singularitarianism on the daily smdh
As writing goes, horror and erotica work in essentially the same way. It’s all about tension and release. Carefully building atmosphere. Visceral descriptions of physical sensations. The more you think about it, the more it makes sense.
Feel bad for people going into Nosferatu and not realizing horror and sex have been inextricably linked for centuries.
January 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
ppl be out here reinventing thanaterotic singularitarianism on the daily smdh
Yeah, TESCREAL is a cult—and very powerful and wealthy one.
TESCREAL
=
Transhumanism,
Extropianism,
Singularitarianism,
Cosmism,
Rationalist ideology,
Effective Altruism, and Longtermism
Worth reading to get a better picture of the irrational belief system guiding many in the tech world.
TESCREAL
=
Transhumanism,
Extropianism,
Singularitarianism,
Cosmism,
Rationalist ideology,
Effective Altruism, and Longtermism
Worth reading to get a better picture of the irrational belief system guiding many in the tech world.
At last, we're starting to see coverage of much of AI culture as the heathen cult it is. I wish, though, they'd build on the fuller work of @xriskology.bsky.social & @timnitgebru.bsky.social re #TESCREAL.
Gift link:
The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/t...
Gift link:
The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion www.nytimes.com/2025/08/04/t...
The Rise of Silicon Valley’s Techno-Religion
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Yeah, TESCREAL is a cult—and very powerful and wealthy one.
TESCREAL
=
Transhumanism,
Extropianism,
Singularitarianism,
Cosmism,
Rationalist ideology,
Effective Altruism, and Longtermism
Worth reading to get a better picture of the irrational belief system guiding many in the tech world.
TESCREAL
=
Transhumanism,
Extropianism,
Singularitarianism,
Cosmism,
Rationalist ideology,
Effective Altruism, and Longtermism
Worth reading to get a better picture of the irrational belief system guiding many in the tech world.
Inhumanism
Singularitarianism
Extropianism
Kosmizm
Anime
Immortalism
Singularitarianism
Extropianism
Kosmizm
Anime
Immortalism
August 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Inhumanism
Singularitarianism
Extropianism
Kosmizm
Anime
Immortalism
Singularitarianism
Extropianism
Kosmizm
Anime
Immortalism
subjecting singularitarianism to the frameworks of religious studies is the surest way to understand it imho
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-vall...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-vall...
September 9, 2026 at 3:15 PM
subjecting singularitarianism to the frameworks of religious studies is the surest way to understand it imho
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-vall...
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/silicon-vall...
Effective Altruism - it's part of the TESCREAL acronym (Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism), also known as "the list of ideas from a Harry Potter fanfic that are destroying the planet"
it's all so dumb
it's all so dumb
September 20, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Effective Altruism - it's part of the TESCREAL acronym (Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism), also known as "the list of ideas from a Harry Potter fanfic that are destroying the planet"
it's all so dumb
it's all so dumb
... cGPT
1. Buddhism
2. Stoicism
3. Deism ("watchmaker God", also Simulation controller)
4. Process theology (compatible with Singularitarianism)
1. Buddhism
2. Stoicism
3. Deism ("watchmaker God", also Simulation controller)
4. Process theology (compatible with Singularitarianism)
November 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
... cGPT
1. Buddhism
2. Stoicism
3. Deism ("watchmaker God", also Simulation controller)
4. Process theology (compatible with Singularitarianism)
1. Buddhism
2. Stoicism
3. Deism ("watchmaker God", also Simulation controller)
4. Process theology (compatible with Singularitarianism)
"Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism"
These people sound insane.
These people sound insane.
June 13, 2024 at 11:53 AM
"Transhumanism, Extropianism, Singularitarianism, Cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and Longtermism"
These people sound insane.
These people sound insane.
one of my favorite answers to this question comes from @timnitgebru.bsky.social and Émile P. Torres: the "TESCREAL bundle" which denotes "transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, (modern) cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism" firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph... #ai
The TESCREAL bundle: Eugenics and the promise of utopia through artificial general intelligence
| First Monday
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October 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
one of my favorite answers to this question comes from @timnitgebru.bsky.social and Émile P. Torres: the "TESCREAL bundle" which denotes "transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, (modern) cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism" firstmonday.org/ojs/index.ph... #ai
I'm very skeptical of singularitarianism specifically
April 30, 2026 at 2:59 PM
I'm very skeptical of singularitarianism specifically
deren vermeintlicher Vernunftgebrauch bei näherem Hinsehen in ein obskures Geflecht dogmatischer Ideologien kollabiert.
Dieser „Rationalismus“ ist auch Bestandteil des Akronyms „TESCREAL“, das für „transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism,
Dieser „Rationalismus“ ist auch Bestandteil des Akronyms „TESCREAL“, das für „transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism,
September 5, 2025 at 2:59 PM
deren vermeintlicher Vernunftgebrauch bei näherem Hinsehen in ein obskures Geflecht dogmatischer Ideologien kollabiert.
Dieser „Rationalismus“ ist auch Bestandteil des Akronyms „TESCREAL“, das für „transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism,
Dieser „Rationalismus“ ist auch Bestandteil des Akronyms „TESCREAL“, das für „transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism,
unsurprising!
February 7, 2026 at 1:18 AM
unsurprising!
"In doing this, we delineate a genealogy of interconnected and overlapping ideologies that we dub the “TESCREAL bundle,” where the acronym “TESCREAL” denotes “transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, (modern) cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism” [7].
May 9, 2026 at 2:32 PM
"In doing this, we delineate a genealogy of interconnected and overlapping ideologies that we dub the “TESCREAL bundle,” where the acronym “TESCREAL” denotes “transhumanism, Extropianism, singularitarianism, (modern) cosmism, Rationalism, Effective Altruism, and longtermism” [7].