Metaverse is the big brother in disguise: the freedom brought by the technological tyrant

"The term meta-universe, like the term elite rule, was created in a science fiction dystopian novel as a warning story. Then the technicians adopted the meta-universe, and the technocrats adopted the elite management and adopted it enthusiastically. Created something designed to inspire terror." —Antonio García Martinez

Welcome to the matrix (ie meta-universe), where reality is virtual, freedom can only be free with the permission of the technological hegemon, artificial intelligence is slowly making human beings unnecessary, low-level and obsolete.

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg sees this digital universe-the meta universe-as the next step in our evolution from a human-driven society to a technological society.

However, although Zuckerberg’s vision of this digital frontier has been sceptical to a certain extent, as the reporter Antonio García Martinez concluded, the fact is that we are already living in a virtual world.

In turn, the metaverse is a dystopian elite rule, in which freedom is a conditional construction based on personal values ​​and obedience.

In elite politics, rights are privileges, granted to those who have won these rights. In elite politics where political correctness is formalized, legalized, and institutionalized, independence or individuality cannot be tolerated. Likewise, when the ability to express yourself, move around, participate in business, and play a role in society depends on the degree to which you are willing to “fit in,” there is no real freedom.

We are almost at that stage now.

Considering that in our current world of virtue signals where fascism pretends to be tolerance, the only way to enjoy even superficial freedom is to choose to voluntarily examine oneself, obey, obey, and move forward with any dominant viewpoint.

Otherwise-boldly championing "dangerous" ideas or supporting unpopular political movements-you will find yourself excluded from business, employment, and society: Facebook will ban you, Twitter will shut you down, Instagram will de-platform You and your employer will issue an ultimatum, forcing you to choose between so-called freedom and economic survival.

This is exactly how American companies plan to nurture us into a world in which "we the people" are unthinking, unresisting, and obedient robots, subject to the deep state supervised by computer algorithms.

Science fiction has become a reality.

After the Wachowskis’ iconic film "The Matrix" introduced us to a futuristic world for more than two decades, humans exist in a computer-simulated unreal world driven by authoritarian machines—in a denial-filled world. The world dream state of making choices in virtual reality or facing the harsh and difficult reality of life boils down to a blue pill or a red pill-we are standing on the edge of the technological dominance matrix made by ourselves.

We live in the Matrix’s prequel day after day, and we are further caught in the spell of technology-driven virtual communities, virtual reality, and virtual convenience managed by artificial intelligence machines. These machines are rapidly replacing humans and ultimately dominating all aspects of us. life.

In The Matrix, computer programmer Thomas Anderson, also known as hacker Neo, is awakened from a virtual sleep by Morpheus. Morpheus is a freedom fighter who tries to impose human life from super-advanced artificial intelligence machines that rely on humans as organic energy. Liberated from hibernation. As their minds enter a perfectly made virtual reality, few people realize that they are living in an artificial dream world.

Neo has a choice: take the red pill and wake up and join the resistance exercise, or take the blue pill to stay asleep and provide material for future strength.

Most people choose blue pills.

In our case, the blue pill-a one-way ticket for life imprisonment in an electronic concentration camp-was coated with honey to hide the bitter aftertaste, sold to us as an expedient, and delivered via the extremely fast Internet, never dropped. Cell phone signals, thermostats that keep us at the best temperature without lifting our fingers, and entertainment that can be streamed to our TVs, tablets, and mobile phones at the same time.

However, we are not just obsessed with these technologies designed to make our lives easier. We have been enslaved by them.

Look around you. No matter where you go, people are so addicted to their Internet-connected screen devices—smartphones, tablets, computers, TVs—that they can immerse themselves in the virtual world for hours at a time. In this virtual world, human Interactions are filtered through technical media.

This is not freedom. This is not even progress.

This is a technological tyranny and iron-fisted control implemented by surveillance of the state, corporate giants such as Google and Facebook, and government spy agencies such as the National Security Agency.

We feel so exhausted to utilize all the latest technologies that we have hardly considered the consequences of our carelessness and plunge into a world in which our extreme dependence on Internet-connected gadgets and gadgets is nurturing us Which freedom in the future is an illusion.

However, it is not just freedom that is unresolved. Humanity itself is in danger.

If Americans find ourselves under the control of a technological tyrant, we can only blame ourselves for forging the chain because of our own laziness, laziness, and complete dependence on Internet-connected gadgets and gadgets, and these gadgets and gadgets make us It doesn't matter at all.

In fact, as portrayed in the movie Minority Report, we are rapidly approaching Philip K. Dick’s vision for the future. There, police agencies arrest criminals before they commit crimes, driverless cars are flooded on highways, and a person’s biometric technology is constantly scanned and used to track their whereabouts, position them as advertisements, and keep them in permanent Under surveillance.

The Internet of Things (IoT) era is coming. Internet-connected “things” will monitor your home, your health, and your habits to ensure that your pantry, your utilities are regulated, and your life is under control and Relatively worry-free.

However, the key word here is control.

In the near future, “almost all the devices you own—even products like chairs that you don’t normally want to see in technology—will be connected to each other and talk to each other.”

By the end of 2018, “there are an estimated 22 billion Internet of Things devices in use worldwide... forecasts indicate that by 2030, there will be about 50 billion Internet of Things All equipment to kitchen appliances."

As the technologies that power these devices have become more complex, they have become more and more common, covering everything from toothbrushes and light bulbs to automobiles, smart meters, and medical equipment.

It is estimated that 127 new IoT devices are connected to the network every second.

This "connected" industry has become the next major social change, and together with the industrial revolution has become a technological and cultural watershed.

Between driverless cars without steering wheels, accelerators or brake pedals, and smart pills embedded with computer chips, sensors, cameras, and robots, we are ready to surpass science fiction writers such as Philip Dick and Isaac Asimov Imagination. (By the way, there is no such thing as a driverless car. Someone or something can drive, but it won’t be you.)

These internet-connected technology gadgets include smart light bulbs that deter thieves by making your house appear to be human, smart thermostats that adjust the temperature of your home based on your activities, and those that allow you to see who is at your front door without leaving. Comfortable sofa with smart doorbell.

Google's smart home product suite Nest has always been at the forefront of the "connected" industry, with superb conveniences such as smart locks. It can tell your thermostat who is at home, what temperature they like, and when your home is unoccupied; a A home phone service system that can interact with your connected devices to "learn when you come and go" and remind you when your child is not going home; and a sleep system that can monitor when you fall asleep, When to wake up, and keep the noise and temperature of the house in a state conducive to sleep.

As Nest claims, the purpose of these connected devices is to make "your house a more thoughtful and conscious home." For example, your car can signal in advance that you are on your way home, and the Hue light will flash when Nest Protect detects a problem to get your attention. If you spend a restless night, your coffee machine will brew a stronger cup of coffee for you based on data from fitness and sleep sensors.

However, considering the development speed and trajectory of these technologies, it will not be long before these devices will operate completely independently of human creators, which brings a whole new set of concerns. As technical expert Nicholas Carr pointed out, “Once you allow robots or software programs to move freely in the world, they will encounter ethical problems and face difficult choices that cannot be solved by statistical models. Autonomous vehicles, autonomous flying unmanned The same is true for machines and battlefield robots, just like on a smaller scale, using automatic vacuum cleaners and lawn mowers."

For example, just like the Robot vacuum cleaner Roomba "does not distinguish between dust rabbits and insects," a weaponized drone will not be able to distinguish between running criminals and people who are just jogging on the street. In this regard, how do you protect yourself from robot police (such as the Atlas robot being developed by the Pentagon) that has been programmed to respond to any perceived threat of violence?

Moreover, in this interconnected age, it is not just our homes and personal devices being reordered and reimagined: our workplaces, our health systems, our governments, our bodies, and our innermost thoughts Is being inserted into a matrix we don’t have. Real control.

It is expected that by 2030, we will all experience the Internet of Sensory (IoS) supported by artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), 5G and automation. The sensory Internet relies on connection technology to interact with our senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch through the brain as the user interface. As the reporter Susan Fourtane explained:

Many people predict that by 2030, the line between thinking and acting will become blurred. 59% of consumers believe that as long as we think of a destination, we can see a map route on VR glasses...By 2030, technology will be able to respond to our ideas and even share with others...Using the brain as an interface may mean This is the end of the keyboard, mouse, game controller, and the end user interface of any digital device. The user only needs to think about the commands and they will happen. The smartphone can even run without a touch screen.

In other words, IOS will rely on technology that can access your ideas and take action based on your ideas.

Fourtane outlines several trends related to IOS, which are expected to become a reality in 2030:

1: Thought becomes action: For example, using the brain as an interface, users only need to think of a destination, and then they can see the route on the map on the VR glasses.

2: Sound will become an extension of the virtual reality of the design: users can realistically imitate anyone's voice, and even deceive family members.

3: Real food will become secondary to imagined taste. Oral sensory devices can digitally enhance anything you eat, making any food taste like your favorite food.

4: The smell will be the projection of this virtual reality, so virtual visits, such as forests or villages, will include experiencing all the natural smells of these places.

5: Full touch: Smartphones with screens will convey the shape and texture of the digital icons and buttons they press.

6: Converged reality: By 2030, the VR game world will be indistinguishable from physical reality.

This is the meta universe, wrapped in a convenient siren, sold to us as the secret of success, entertainment and happiness.

This is a false promise, an evil trap that deceives us, with only one goal: complete control.

Orwell’s masterpiece, 1984, depicts a fully controlled global society in which people are not allowed to have any ideas that are inconsistent with the company country. Without personal freedom, advanced technology has become the driving force of a surveillance-driven society. Whistleblowers and cameras are everywhere. People are subject to thought police, who deal with anyone who has committed thought crimes. The government or "party" is led by the eldest brother. He appeared on posters everywhere, and said: "Big brother is watching you".

As I stated in my book "American Battlefield: War Against the American People" and my fictional "Diary of Eric Blair", we have complete control over all aspects of our lives until our inner thoughts are any totalitarian The goal of the political regime.

Yuanjie is just a big brother in disguise.

Constitutional lawyer and writer John W. Whitehead is the founder and chairman of the Rutherford Institute. His book Battlefield America: The American People's War and Wolf Government: The Emerging American Police State can be found on www.amazon.com. You can contact him at johnw@rutherford.org. Nisha Whitehead is the executive director of the Rutherford Institute. For information about the Rutherford Institute, please visit www.rutherford.org.