Human Forever: The Digital Politics of Spiritual War (by James Poulos)
Bitcoin Study Sessions · Grant Reichert & Lucas Maddy
January 1, 20262h 27m
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Show Notes
<p><strong>The smartphone didn’t just change culture. It triggered a digital apocalypse.</strong></p>
<p>In this episode of <em>Bitcoin Study Sessions</em>, we dive into James Poulos’ <strong><em>Human Forever</em></strong> and what the digital age is doing to the human soul.</p>
<p>We unpack: </p>
<p>• <strong>The Cyborg Theocracy</strong> — tech as God, elites as priests </p>
<p>• <strong>The Digital Swarm</strong> — algorithms and bots reshaping humanity beyond control </p>
<p>• <strong>The Death of Memory</strong> — lived experience replaced by machinic data </p>
<p>• <strong>Terraforming Humans</strong> — bending people to fit machines</p>
<p>“You can’t share being. You can only share knowing.”</p>
<p>We ask the real question tech avoids: </p>
<p><strong>What does it mean to be human — now?</strong></p>
<p>We end with <strong>Bitcoin</strong> as an anchor for dignity, memory, and censorship-resistant culture in a world pulling us apart.</p>
<p>🎧 Listen. </p>
<p>📚 Remember. </p>
<p>🔥 Stay human.</p>