Paul Kingsnorth: How to resist the machine
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Published 2023-06-11
How can normal people resist the increasingly technocratic and soulless nature of human life? Watch writer, activist and Orthodox convert Paul Kingsnorth in conversation with UnHerdās Freddie Sayers for a guide to finding meaning in what he calls the āmachineā.
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//TIMECODES//
00:00 - 01:48 - Introduction
01:48 - 06:14 - Paul Kingsnorth explains his unusual sensitivity to transcendental moments
06:14 - 17:13 - How does Paul reflect on his past efforts resisting the machine?
18:44 - 25:48 - Why does Paul Kingsnorth get accused of being a fascist?
25:48 - 31:31 - Paul on homeschooling his children
31:31 - 44:23 - Paul explains his views on AI
44:23 - 46:49 - Is the male interest in technology driving the machine?
46:49 - 52:05 - Is the free market and capitalism good, actually?
52:05 - 55:37 - What myths and metaphors do we need to tackle AI?
55:37 - 59:49 - Is the machine colonising our consciousness?
59:49 - 01:06:37 - Did Paul's experiences with paganism butter him up for Christianity?
01:06:37 - 01:11:57 - How does Paul feel walking around London?
01:14:10 - 01:17:52 - What can individuals do to unplug from the machine?
01:17:52 - 01:18:31 - Concluding thoughts
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All Comments (21)
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I agree. I had the same response as Paul during lockdowns and it was heartbreaking to see the blind compliance in Ireland.
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As an Irishman listening to Paul I feel the same way about the uptake of the v passport system. I live abroad and coming home for Christmas to find that I couldn't enter a cafe, restaurant or bar as I wasn't vaccinated was a lonely experience. It altered the view I hold of my country and countrymen.
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āØ A.I. isn't about making machines more human like, but to make humans more machine like. āØ
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These interviews with Paul Kingsnorth and, also the one with Nick Cave, show the paramount role of UnHerd in our age of information. Thank you, Freddie et alš
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Paul always brings some heart back to a soulless society which tries to mimic a machine instead of liberating humanity.
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The issue with London is that it is no longer English. The magic and the English are buried under so many levels now.
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I've been watching this channel for over a year, and this was by far, my favorite conversation so far. I've been living a "cooked barbarian" life for decades, so it's refreshing to hear from others out there resisting the machine.
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First time I've heard of Paul Kingsworth. Totally agree with everything he says. I'm a Boomer, 67, living in NZ, where we had the same response to Covid as Ireland, and I resisted all of it. That's just one battle - there is much more to come. Paul has some good advice.
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Stumbled on this episode. Didnāt know who Paul Kingsnorth was. He was certainly down to earth and eloquent at the same time. Unusual isnāt it? The authenticity of his Christian conversion came through the airwaves. He talked about how Christianity makes one look into oneās self. So true. That kind of depth makes one want to read at least a couple of the books he recommended. Thanks for the conversation. Thoroughly uplifting.
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Paul is so inspiring. Almost by chance he embodies and articulates so much of what I have come to believe as I get older, and as I have come to develop an almost mystical relationship with the landscape I grew up in. I have, to a great extent, spend my adult life as part of the machine. Even so I have never bought a car, I don't have a TV or a smartphone, I almost never buy new 'stuff', and I have long since ceased to believe the mainstream media.
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My background is in ecology, im fairly young and have been involved in environmental policy regulation/implementation within my countrys central government for the last few years. Something about what Paul discusses and how he delivers it makes me feel something in my gut that not many other thinkers can replicate in me. Like some sort of unwelcomed, bleak yet necessary personal revelation. Incredibly enlightening and im thankful for it.
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This was uncanny; Paul sounds like he's been reading my mind for the last few years. I can just point to this discussion and say "that's what I believe." Just a treat to hear this, thank you!
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These discussions are so, so important right now. Thank you. You are like a regenerative version of a political/philosophical forum. The solution to all our problems is to do this: listen with an open heart and speak with an open heart.
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Always good to hear Mr. Kingsnorth.
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Paul is an important voice in this desert.
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What a bloody excellent conversation.
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Thank you so much UnHeard and Mr. Kingsnorth! This was a breath of much needed wisdom. š
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One thing Iād add about modern London (at 1:13) is that it exemplifies how we no longer live in a country, much less a culture, but an economy. Once we realise we are inhabitants of an economy, lots falls into place.
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Paul Kingsnorth. Iām so appreciative of this man and his writing. Please Paul, never stop writing!
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This is why i love UnHerd!! Absolutely brilliant coversation, thank you!
