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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 UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers for a guide to finding meaning in what he calls the ‘machine’.
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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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