I started writing this one while Mr. Kundera was still alive. He has since passed on, but his legacy will exist forever in history as a moment as fixed as the Big Bang itself. I hope my tribute to him and his novel does justice to his work.Music by OB-LIX, Zakhar Valaha, Aleksey Chistilin, and Yevhen Onoychenko from Pixabay

Tony Talks Back: Philosophy and Literature ⁠https://linktr.ee/tonytalksback ⁠

PODCAST

Youtube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@tonytalksback⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0SHN4X7VvDAUa0cTbXzsme⁠

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tonytalksback⁠

TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tony.talks.back⁠

Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@tonytalksback⁠

Twitter/X: ⁠https://x.com/tonytalksback⁠

Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tonytalksback.bsky.social⁠

Facebook: ⁠https://facebook.com/TonyTalksBack⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonytalksback/⁠

Mastodon: ⁠https://mastodon.social/@tonytalksback⁠

Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/u/TonyTalksBackPodcast⁠

Also check out A Dose of Sanity Newsletter and Radio:

YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@adoseofsanityradio⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3isuX30MShRM7KwLHL71qy⁠

Substack: ⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/adoseofsanity⁠

Progress is speeding up even as the world barrels toward one of innumerable disasters. What lies ahead, and what should we do when we get there? In the best-case scenario, we may still have control over our direction.

Tony Talks Back: Philosophy and Literature ⁠https://linktr.ee/tonytalksback ⁠

PODCAST

Youtube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@tonytalksback⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0SHN4X7VvDAUa0cTbXzsme⁠

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tonytalksback⁠

TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tony.talks.back⁠

Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@tonytalksback⁠

Twitter/X: ⁠https://x.com/tonytalksback⁠

Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tonytalksback.bsky.social⁠

Facebook: ⁠https://facebook.com/TonyTalksBack⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonytalksback/⁠

Mastodon: ⁠https://mastodon.social/@tonytalksback⁠

Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/u/TonyTalksBackPodcast⁠

Also check out A Dose of Sanity Newsletter and Radio:

YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@adoseofsanityradio⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3isuX30MShRM7KwLHL71qy⁠

Substack: ⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/adoseofsanity⁠

Music credits:

"Half Mystery" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

"Hypnothis" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Deliberate Thought" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Rising Tide" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's a great day for an existential crisis! What are the odds that you ever existed at all? Find that out and more on our latest foray into the insanity of existence!

Tony Talks Back: Philosophy and Literature ⁠https://linktr.ee/tonytalksback ⁠

PODCAST

Youtube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@tonytalksback⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0SHN4X7VvDAUa0cTbXzsme⁠

SOCIAL MEDIA

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/tonytalksback⁠

TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@tony.talks.back⁠

Threads: ⁠https://www.threads.com/@tonytalksback⁠

Twitter/X: ⁠https://x.com/tonytalksback⁠

Bluesky: ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/tonytalksback.bsky.social⁠

Facebook: ⁠https://facebook.com/TonyTalksBack⁠

LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/tonytalksback/⁠

Mastodon: ⁠https://mastodon.social/@tonytalksback⁠

Reddit: ⁠https://www.reddit.com/u/TonyTalksBackPodcast⁠

Also check out A Dose of Sanity Newsletter and Radio:

YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/@adoseofsanityradio⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/3isuX30MShRM7KwLHL71qy⁠

Substack: ⁠https://open.substack.com/pub/adoseofsanity⁠

References:

Nick Bostrom AI TED Talk

https://youtu.be/MnT1xgZgkpk

All Tomorrows episode inspiration (not directly related)-

https://youtu.be/YbuulUQzHRU

Deepmind destroying Atari -

https://www.infoq.com/news/2020/05/deepmind-ai-atari/

Warming cities -

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/ng-interactive/2017/nov/03/three-degree-world-cities-drowned-global-warming

The following music was used for this media project:

Music: Relaxing Piano Improvisation by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/5978-relaxing-piano-improvisation

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/

Music: Evacuation by Sascha Ende

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/8118-evacuation

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://www.sascha-ende.de

Music: Journey Of Hope by Alexander Nakarada

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4718-journey-of-hope

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://www.serpentsoundstudios.com/