1. Livre-arbítrio é ilusão: decisões vêm de processos cerebrais inconscientes.
2. Consciência emerge de matéria; pode ser replicada em máquinas.
3. Universo é indiferente; não há propósito cósmico.
4. Memórias são reconstruções falhas, não registros fiéis.
5. Humanos são primatas programados por genes e ambiente.
6. Civilização atual é frágil e pode colapsar rapidamente.
7. Realidade objetiva existe, mas nossa percepção dela é limitada e distorcida.
625 seats.
$20 million each.
Just outside Washington, D.C.
Who gets the other 8 billion?
That’s one seat for every 13 million people on Earth.
It’s called Aerie. An eagle’s nest. Built underground.
Pools. Fine dining. AI-run medical suites. Shielding against nuclear fallout and EMP.
The top membership tier is invitation-only. Its name is “Asylum.”
They plan 1,000 locations worldwide. Even if every one held 625 people, that’s 0.008% of humanity.
The founder isn’t mainly worried about war. Earlier this year he said:
“The real threat is something that we can’t imagine.”
He has also warned of a solar storm strong enough to knock out the global power grid.
Earth’s magnetic field is weakening. The ultra-rich are digging.