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Philosophy. Technology. Liberation.

Max Borders sits down with Swedish philosopher and techno-seer Alexander Bard to explore the human transformation from industrial capitalism to the digital age—emphasizing decentralization, freedom, and the role of AI in society.

Alexander Bard argues we’re experiencing a fundamental paradigm shift driven by communication technology—from spoken language to written text to the printing press to the internet with its AI layer.

* Oral

* Printed

* Broadcast

* Internet

* AI

Bard introduces the concept of “netocrats” (information-controlling elites) and warns against both technological tyranny (as…

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