The Fiction of Global Domination and the Hype Cycle Exposed by the Science of Complex Systems

Introduction

If we were to choose one word that most accurately describes our era, would it not be "hype"?

Politicians and the media shout day and night about terrifying threats akin to the end of the world, while simultaneously hyping miraculous new technologies that will dramatically transform our lives. AI will dominate humanity, climate change will collapse civilization, quantum computers will solve everything, vaccines will save mankind—.

German scientist Jobst Landgrebe has named this social phenomenon, which constantly oscillates between such extreme fear and hope, the "hype cycle". His latest book, 'The Hype Cycle: Uppers and Downers in Our Bipolar Culture', exposes the true nature of this pathological state of excitement that dominates modern society.

According to Landgrebe, the majority of these hypes are exaggerations lacking scientific basis, intentionally created by the financial oligarchy and political elites to increase their power and wealth. They utilize two weapons, "fear hype" and "hope hype", to manipulate our minds and create a state of perpetual emergency.

"Fear hype" stokes anxiety to justify the path toward a managed society, while "hope hype" captivates us with impossible dreams. By constantly alternating between these two, we lose our calm judgment and become dependent on authority.

But the real problem is that many people are unaware of this hype cycle. Things that are scientifically impossible are spoken of as if they were possible, and crises that do not actually exist are treated as if they were real. Where exactly did we go wrong?

Book and Author Introduction

Jobst Landgrebe is a German researcher with a diverse academic background as a physician, mathematician, biochemist, and philosopher. He currently serves as a Senior Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Buffalo, while also active in the business world as the founder of the AI company Cognotekt. From over a decade of experience in the AI industry, he has gained unique insights into the limitations and possibilities of technology.

His previous book, 'Why Machines Will Never Rule the World: Artificial Intelligence without Fear', garnered international attention by arguing that AGI (Artificial General Intelligence) is mathematically impossible. This work, co-authored with Barry Smith, clearly demonstrates that the fear of AI lacks scientific foundation.

In this 'The Hype Cycle', he comprehensively analyzes various "hypes" covering modern society, including not only AI phobia but also climate change, quantum computing, transhumanism, globalism, and immigration issues. By discussing them in two categories—scientific hype and cultural hype—he highlights that these phenomena are not coincidental but structural problems.

Landgrebe published this book under the pseudonym "Arnold Schelsky" because, in his own words, "I had to support five children and feared the professional consequences." In fact, now that his reputation as an anti-globalist is established, he has decided that it is no longer necessary and has abandoned the pseudonym.

This book criticizes the values that have contributed to the hype cycle in the West, particularly since the 1920s, and advocates for a return to earlier values. For those seeking calm judgment in a chaotic modern society, and for those who have begun to question existing authoritative narratives, this book will serve as a valuable compass.

The "Wall of Unpredictability" Exposed by the Complex Systems of AI and Climate

One of the hypes making the most noise in our era is the theory of the threat of artificial intelligence. From the movies 'The Terminator' to 'The Matrix', futures where machines dominate humans have been repeatedly depicted, and prominent figures like Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking have actually issued similar warnings.

However, according to Landgrebe's analysis, these fears are based on a fundamental mathematical misunderstanding. Complex systems are inherently impossible to model.

Landgrebe refers to Immanuel Kant's insights from the 1790s. In his 'Critique of Judgment,' Kant stated, 'We will not even be able to mathematically model the growth of a single blade of grass.' This is not merely a technical limitation, but signifies a fundamental limitation.

The human brain and central nervous system are complex dynamic systems, and such systems are impossible to 'mathematically model in a way that can be run inside a computer.' The same applies to the Earth's climate system. While climate is merely weather aggregated over a long period, since weather itself is a complex system, long-term climate prediction is inherently impossible.

This problem is deeply related to a phenomenon known as 'non-ergodicity' (the property that the future cannot be predicted from past data). Simply put, it means that the future cannot be predicted from past patterns. Landgrebe gives the example of ocean waves. While one can statistically model waves, one can never predict the specific wave that will come next. Each wave is unique and cannot be derived from the patterns of past waves.

Understanding this mathematical limitation reveals why investments by AI companies in 'fully autonomous vehicles' and 'cognitive enhancement via brain chips' are leading to billions of dollars in losses. 'Confusing science with science fiction is not financially sound,' warns Landgrebe.

Similarly, the limitations of climate modeling become apparent. The climate predictions of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) are inherently uncertain, and much of what is presented as 'scientific consensus' may in fact be nothing more than claims based on political and economic interests.

What is interesting is the actual field of application for AI. According to Landgrebe, AI functions effectively only in domains that have 'highly regular patterns'. Spam filters work because spammers use relatively simple and repetitive patterns of 'sex and money.' Facial recognition, gait pattern recognition, and even personal identification via Wi-Fi interference patterns are possible precisely because they are phenomena that possess both high regularity and individuality, like fingerprints.

However, applications in war are 'successful' in a different sense. In the Ukraine war, missiles that do not have conventional ballistic flight patterns have been developed through AI control, making them difficult to intercept. While these are certainly advanced technologies, it is hard to say they bring benefits to humanity.

Thus, while there are many important fields of application for AI, they are concentrated on 'surveillance and control'. Large language models like ChatGPT will fail to deliver on their promises and will result in massive investment losses, but the wisest investors may have already factored this in. This is because their true goal is to build a comprehensive network of digitalization and AI across the entire globe, completing a system of surveillance and control.

Viewed in this context, it becomes clear that the AI hype is not merely a technical misunderstanding, but functions as a means of expanding power structures. By skillfully combining fear and hope, people end up surrendering their own freedom and cooperating in the construction of a digital surveillance society.

The Fiction of the 'Singularity Myth' and 'Eternal Life'

The pinnacle of AI hype is the concept of the 'Singularity'. The grand narrative that artificial intelligence will transcend human intelligence and continue to develop infinitely through self-improvement captivates many as a modern Prometheus myth.

However, according to Landgrebe's analysis, the Singularity is 'mathematically impossible'. This is because it assumes that machines possess consciousness, will, and intelligence that surpasses humans. 'However, we cannot engineer any of these.'

What is consciousness, what is will, and what is intelligence? There are no scientific answers to these questions. We know that the human brain is a 'complex dynamic system', but it is fundamentally impossible to mathematically reproduce such a system inside a computer.

The same logic applies to the core promise of transhumanism, 'digital immortality'. The idea of uploading human consciousness to a computer and living forever in digital space is attractive as science fiction, but it has no scientific basis.

What Landgrebe is particularly concerned about is that many power brokers, both East and West, such as Putin, Xi Jinping, and Elon Musk, are devoted to transhumanism. The recent footage of Putin and Xi Jinping talking about 'living to be 150' at a military parade clearly shows that this ideology is being used as a tool for geopolitical power struggles.

Why do shrewd billionaires like Elon Musk and highly intelligent Russian presidents like Vladimir Putin believe in transhumanism?

The answer is that they accept transhumanism as an ideology shared by the entire elite of the Northern Hemisphere. This is not a conspiracy theory. Just as medieval feudal lords shared the ideology of 'honor' and the early modern bourgeoisie shared the ideology of 'dignity,' the modern global elite share a third ideology called transhumanism.

The important thing is that intelligence and scientific knowledge are different things. 'Being intelligent alone is not enough. To refute this, you really need to know the details of science.' If you do not know the details of science, you will be deceived by reasoning like that of science fiction writers who extrapolate the progress of the past 20 to 30 years into the future.

However, the true danger of transhumanism does not lie in its scientific impossibility, but in its practical application.

The COVID vaccination program was, according to Landgrebe, 'clearly driven by transhumanism and clearly stated the intention of medical intervention against people who had undergone genetic modification.' He claims this caused millions of deaths worldwide, harmed tens of millions, and induced infertility in young people.

Similarly, sex reassignment surgery for children can also be understood as a form of transhumanism. 'For adults, there is an indication for sex reassignment surgery for the very small number of people who truly have transsexual personality disorder, and it requires careful evaluation by a psychiatrist.' However, performing such surgeries on children driven by fashion is 'horrifying.'

Furthermore, the plan to switch all vaccines to mRNA or nucleic acid-based vaccines is also understood as a form of transhumanism. These are all part of a system that 'forces toxic drugs and toxic procedures on people.'

Landgrebe reflects on his own experience as a doctor and says he made a chilling discovery. When prescribing HIV drugs in the 1980s, he later read RFK Jr.'s 'The Real Anthony Fauci' and learned that the theory that 'HIV does not cause AIDS' might be scientifically correct. This may have been a new revenue source to solve the innovation crisis that the pharmaceutical industry has been facing since the late 1970s.

Because the pace of development of truly beneficial drugs (like beta-blockers that actually extend life) has slowed, the pharmaceutical industry has established a new business model of forcing drugs that do not harm the masses. HIV drugs were primarily an 'experiment' on a minority, namely homosexuals, but the COVID vaccine is an expansion of this pattern to a scale of 4 to 5 billion people.

Thus, behind the 'hope hype' of the singularity and digital immortality lies a will to power that seeks to alter and control the biological essence of humans. Scientific impossibility is not the issue. The actual harm inflicted on humans in the process is the problem.

The Economics of the Perpetual War Called the 'Climate Crisis'

One of the greatest 'fear hypes' of the modern era is climate change. However, according to Landgrebe's analysis, the core of this issue is not science, but the political economy of power.

'The Western oligarchic elite own 70-90% of industrial and agricultural means of production. For them, climate and renewable energy policies bring an increase in power based on the resulting energy shortages.'

This is a simple but sharp insight. If the availability of energy decreases, the power of those who produce and distribute it increases. In a situation of extreme wealth concentration, this becomes a natural policy.

The case of Germany is particularly symbolic. 'In Germany, factories have to be closed because energy costs are too high, hundreds of thousands of people are laid off, and over time, millions will lose their jobs.' Politicians know this. However, they believe that by destroying the manufacturing industry, they can increase their power and control over society.

But there is a fatal flaw in this strategy. 'China and Russia are not following this path. They are building nuclear power plants. They are burning coal and oil furiously.'

Here, Landgrebe makes an important point. 'The industrial output of an economy is correlated with CO2 emissions by more than 95%.' In other words, burning fossil fuels is essential to wage war. 'Otherwise, you cannot wage war.'

This contradiction is unsolvable. 'America has already returned to fossil fuels and abandoned renewable energy. But Europe says every day that it wants to prepare for war, while at the same time wanting green energy. This is incompatible.'

So, how will this insane situation end?

Landgrebe uses a historical analogy. "It's like the popes during the Renaissance. They were so keen on extracting money from citizens through indulgence schemes that they basically created a massive rebellion, and Protestantism erupted." Within 20 years, the Papacy had lost half of its taxpayers.

"Because they are trapped in short-term predatory schemes, their arrogance, short-term greed, and short-term planning are completely eroding their own situation." As seen in the outcome of the Ukraine war.

The most likely scenario is subjugation by a foreign power. "If the West doesn't come to its senses, we will be subjugated by another foreign power." America will avoid subjugation until the end because it lives on a "giant island," but "Europe—I don't think the Russians and Chinese will invade us, but if this continues, they will realize that Europe still has a lot of high-quality talent."

Even if the population of the quarter is high quality, that is 125 to 150 million people. "They can use these people for their own purposes and, in a sense, neo-colonize Western Europe or Europe."

Landgrebe clarifies his position. Because "we Europeans have been under US control in Western Europe since 1945," he knows what foreign rule is like. For most of that time, it was "relatively benign." "But for the past 10 to 15 years, it has become less so."

Even so, "domination by China or Russia could be far less benign." The most important aspect of this "uncomfortable" situation is the short-term perspective of the elite.

Like the Papacy's indulgence fraud, the current Western elite is trapped in "short-term predatory schemes" and is "harming themselves as well." The true purpose of climate policy is not environmental protection, but the acceleration of power concentration.

And what is lost most in this process is people's "technical competence and social cohesion." The climate hype is not just an economic policy. It is a grand social engineering experiment to dismantle and reconstruct society itself.

The Neo-Feudal Ambition of "Global Governance"

Among the hype that Landgrebe analyzes, the most comprehensive and dangerous is "globalism." This is not just an economic phenomenon. It is the logical consequence of the power structure created by the "extreme concentration of wealth" over the last 150 years.

In the interview, Landgrebe emphasizes that globalism is primarily an economic phenomenon. "Without the extreme concentration of wealth that has occurred over the last 150 years, globalism as we have it would not exist."

According to Landgrebe's estimates, in the West, "probably 300 families own 50-60% of strategic assets." Strategic assets are "assets necessary to control the long tail of small fortunes." "If you control power generation, car manufacturers, media, digital infrastructure, mining, etc., you basically control everything."

However, current globalism is not a single phenomenon. According to Landgrebe, "we currently have Western globalism and Eastern globalism, and they are competing." This is not a conspiracy theory, but an actual power struggle. "The conflict with Russia is a real conflict for resources, minerals, and regional influence." Similarly, "there is a real conflict between Iran and Israel."

Crucially, these opposing forces share a common ideology. Just as medieval feudal lords shared the ideology of "honor" and the bourgeoisie shared the ideology of "dignity," "the third major ideology currently shared by the power holders in the Northern Hemisphere is transhumanism."

The role of the debt system is also critically important. "Without this massive debt system and the financial system we have, it wouldn't work." Landgrebe points out that this debt accumulation was "the source of wealth accumulation over the last 50 years," but it also comes with "the cost of destabilizing the system itself."

This instability explains the Eastern advantage. "China also has debt, but I think they can handle it better through debt because they are very strong internally. Russia has no debt." Therefore, the East is "better prepared for a post-US dollar-dominated global economy."

This concentration of wealth is closely related to the global elite coming to view the nation-state as a constraint. "They perceive the nation-state as a cost factor and an obstacle to their economic achievements. They believe it is better to rule the world using a centralized approach than through competing national jurisdictions."

The Truth Behind the "Fake Pandemic" by Medical Technocracy

What Landgrebe calls the "greatest fear hype in human history" is the COVID-19 pandemic. But the most shocking part of his analysis is the point that this issue is an extension of the "structural crisis of the pharmaceutical industry" that has been ongoing since the 1980s. "structural crisis of the pharmaceutical industry" is an extension of the point that this issue is an extension of the

Landgrebe, who worked as a doctor, says he made a chilling discovery when reflecting on his own experience. "As a young doctor, I was prescribing anti-HIV drugs, viral suppressants, to HIV-positive patients." However, during the so-called pandemic, he read RFK Jr.'s 'The Real Anthony Fauci' and found "a chapter stating that HIV does not cause AIDS, which is branded as a conspiracy theory on Wikipedia," but upon actually examining the scientific details, he reached the conclusion that "they are probably right."

This discovery highlights the "fundamental structural change" in the pharmaceutical industry. "The pharmaceutical industry has been in crisis since the late 1970s and early 1980s. The pace of innovation has slowed, and what we call outcome-related innovation in medicine has decreased significantly."

Outcome-related innovation refers to "pharmaceutical innovations that actually help millions of people." Beta-blockers are a prime example, as they actually extend life, such as "if you start taking them at 60, you can live to 80, but if you don't, you will die of a heart attack at 63 or 65."

However, since the early 1980s, "many innovations have come out, but they were for minorities, and while there were some big innovations, they were not for the masses." So the pharmaceutical industry needed "new revenue streams."

According to Landgrebe's analysis, the HIV drug industry was the first experiment. The "pattern of prescribing viral suppressants to a minority, the majority of whom were homosexual HIV-positive patients" was established. Crucially, "in the 1980s, brilliant scientists were actually removed by Fauci and excluded from funding. They could no longer publish. They were canceled."

This "pattern of excluding scientists" was reproduced on a massive scale with COVID 30 to 40 years later. "With COVID, the rollout was much larger. Instead of prescribing these drugs to a minority of mainly homosexual HIV-positive patients, this time we were able to give vaccines to 4 billion to 5 billion people."

The impact this discovery had on Landgrebe was immense. "This was the biggest shock of my life. Because I suddenly understood that the entire science I had worked in my whole life had already been corrupted from a very early stage in critical areas."

The "pseudo-pandemic" appears to have been carefully planned and executed, but its purpose was "to roll out a massive vaccination program globally and register people into a digital biomedical certificate scheme." This was not just a public health measure, but part of building a "system for monitoring and controlling all of humanity."system for monitoring and controlling all of humanity was part of it.

What must be understood in this context is that medical hype does not function in isolation, but exerts its power through "synergy" with other hypes.Fear paralyzes people's rational judgment and instills obedience to "follow the experts." And through technologies like "vaccine passports," it establishes a path to a digitally managed society.

Landgrebe's perspective as a doctor is particularly important. Refusing to participate in a "system that forces toxic drugs or toxic procedures on people" is the ethical responsibility of healthcare workers.

Immigration policy as "deconstruction engineering of political will"

Among modern cultural hypes, immigration is a particularly politically sensitive issue. However, Landgrebe's analysis captures the problem not from an emotional argument, but from a structural perspective of its impact on "democratic political will formation."democratic political will formation impact on the problem.

First, it is important that Landgrebe does not deny immigration itself. "There is also very good immigration. For example, you are a good example. Your parents were wonderful immigrants. They became enriched by coming to America." He cites properly assimilated immigrants, such as learning the language, paying taxes, and keeping the neighborhood clean, as examples of being "good immigrants for Mexico" himself.

The problem is destructive immigration. This is a phenomenon that "occurs when the immigration rate is higher than the assimilation rate" and "causes harm to the entire target society."

What is interesting is the official statement by Peter Sutherland, cited by Landgrebe. Sutherland, a key figure in various globalist institutions such as Bilderberg and the UN, stated openly that "the purpose of immigration to the Western Hemisphere is to undermine democratic political will formation by eroding national homogeneity".

This is not merely the opinion of one individual. "It is certainly a representative voice, a sentiment held by many." Similar voices exist "in Germany, France, and elsewhere."

The logic of this policy is clear. It is because "globalist elites want to reduce or abolish political self-determination at the national, regional, and local levels." Therefore, they hinder political will formation through 'disruptive immigration', and as a result, pave the way for "rule by international organizations."

Landgrebe also shows understanding at the individual level. "I can personally understand immigrants who migrate to escape poverty. I can understand them embarking on such dangerous journeys with the hope of a better life." And "at an individual level, I do not hate them. Rather, I feel sorry for them because they have to take such dangerous journeys due to living such miserable lives."

However, the problem lies in the scale and institutional design. "We cannot accept too many people." And the reason for this is not "xenophobia," but the functional maintenance of social institutions.

Behind the immigration hype lies a structure similar to other types of hype. While superficially presented as a "hope hype" of humanitarianism and diversity, the actual goal is the creation of "controlled chaos" that dismantles existing social cohesion and causes democratic political processes to malfunction.

To understand this issue, Landgrebe says that the work on immigration by Kari Kagi, which he cites, is useful. This economist's book, written ten years ago, is "a wonderful book on immigration, and it is absolutely still a valid and excellent book."

What is important is the promotion of immigration through legal routes. "People in Mexico or third-world countries should apply for visas to neighboring countries." By following proper procedures, healthy immigration becomes possible, where one "cannot imagine living in a foreign country without legal documents."

Immigration policy is superficially discussed as a humanitarian issue, but its reality is a 'geopolitical tool of the global power structure'. By hindering democratic will formation and weakening the functions of the nation-state, it promotes the transition to a global governance regime—this is the hidden function of the immigration hype.

A Future Held by the Awakening of the Executive Class

The most hopeful yet strategic part of Landgrebe's analysis is his consideration of the path to transformation. While he presents a desperate analysis of the situation, he points to a concrete path toward a solution.

"Basically, we should continue doing what we are both doing. Explaining to people what is happening in a rational, calm, and composed manner." This may sound simple, but in reality, it includes the important principle of 'avoiding reflecting the irrationality of the other party'.

Landgrebe makes it clear that he denies the existence of a "grand conspiracy." "This is not a big plutocracy cooperating behind the scenes. This is a spontaneous macroeconomic and cultural evolution, utilized by very clever people like Henry Kissinger and his followers." However, "they are not sitting in a Bluefield center pushing buttons to guide the world."

What is important is this understanding of "spontaneous evolution." It is necessary to accurately diagnose the "very complex spontaneous evolution we have fallen into" and explain it to people.

The key to transformation is held by the 'executive class' (the top 10%). 'I wrote this book for the executive class. Because they must understand, and they must stop believing the narrative.'

Why is the executive class important? "For them, believing the narrative is good because it justifies their existence and way of acting. However, they are increasingly seeing disadvantages."

A concrete example is the situation in Germany. "People in my country, the executive class who bought into every narrative of the last 20 years, are now saying, 'I don't want my children killed in a war with Russia.' That doesn't make sense."

Historically speaking, “Great changes were not brought about by violence, but occurred when the executive class of society no longer followed the small elite that was leading them” Landgrebe points out.

The French Revolution is a bad example. "The French Revolution brought only harm." A good example is 1811. "When the French bourgeoisie abandoned Napoleon, they did it without violence. They spied for the British. They funded the British war in Spain. And they defeated Napoleon."

This pattern of change is the “correct pattern”. "Not through blood, but if the executive class understands that something is wrong and no longer follows the small elite leading them, things can change."

Finally: An Era That Requires Philosophy

The most fundamental question that Landgrebe's 'Hype Cycle' poses to us is the classic philosophical problem of 'what is reality?' However, this is not an abstract debate in an ivory tower. It is a practical problem of life and death.

What became clear through the interview is that modern society is functioning within a “permanent state of emergency”. COVID, Ukraine, climate change, AI threat theories—as soon as one hype ends, the next one begins. "When they stopped COVID in early 2022, they immediately switched to Ukraine," Landgrebe points out.

This cycle pattern has a clear purpose: to "compensate for the lack of legitimacy." "As the masses in Western countries are increasingly systematically abused, the legitimacy of governance is plummeting." To compensate for this lack of legitimacy, a hype is needed to "create consent for the system through fear."

During COVID, "30-40% of the Western population fanatically supported what the state was doing because they thought the state was saving them." This was extremely effective. "It worked the same way during the Cold War. Russia had never attacked the West, but it was portrayed to us that they wanted to attack, which justified huge expenditures on defense, etc."

However, this strategy has structural limitations. This is because it relies on the instability of democratic institutions themselves. "Democratic institutions are the most unstable form of government we can have," Landgrebe points out. "They are great when they work, but they are very unstable."

This instability explains the transition to “neo-feudalism”. "The ruling neo-feudal minority, unlike the ruling minorities of feudalism or absolutism, is hidden. They do not produce politicians or civil servants, but rule indirectly."

The Executive Class as the 'Fulcrum of Leverage'

In terms of transformation strategy, Landgrebe places the most importance on the awakening of the “executive class” (the top 10%). This is not just a theory of class struggle. It is a strategy aimed at “maximum effect with minimum effort” from a systems theory perspective.

“The key change lies in what I call the executive class, the top 10% who rule on behalf of the top 0.1%.” They currently "justify their existence by believing in the narrative," but "when the disadvantages approach their own spheres of life, they begin to wake up."

A similar phenomenon is observed in Japan. The elite layer that has supported the globalist narrative for many years is beginning to change its attitude on issues that affect their own children.

For example, a former bureaucrat at the Ministry of Finance was promoting the expansion of foreign labor acceptance, but when his daughter faced the reality that job opportunities for Japanese people were being squeezed by the expansion of foreign quotas, he began to call for a "gradual introduction." A former executive of a pharmaceutical company supported the industry-wide vaccine policy, but when symptoms suspected to be side effects appeared in his own grandchild, he suddenly began to speak about the "importance of individual vaccination decisions."

In this way, when personal interests are directly threatened, the spell of ideology is broken.

The 'Wise Tactic' of Passive Resistance

Regarding concrete actions, Landgrebe refers to the ideas of Gandhi and Martin Luther King Jr. "Injustice must be countered by passive opposition." This means "doing only what must be done legally, and nothing more."

The superiority of this strategy is that it is "always law-abiding and peaceful" while exposing the dysfunction of the system. The power system depends on the "active cooperation" of the people. If that cooperation is kept to a minimum, the system will collapse under its own weight.

Historically speaking, "great changes have not come about by violence, but by the executive class of society no longer following the small elite." The overthrow of Napoleon by the French bourgeoisie in 1811 is a prime example. "They did this without violence."

The key to transformation is to continue providing "calm and rational explanations." In the midst of a storm of hype, the presence of those who quietly continue to speak the truth is what ultimately becomes the power to break the cycle.

Where should we stand?

Finally, Landgrebe reveals the basis for his own "strategic optimism." "I am a Christian, so I believe that God is on our side. That is why I am ultimately optimistic. Otherwise, I would not be doing this."

The faith in God as a "transcendent standard" presented by Landgrebe is in the context of Christian monotheism. However, how should we Japanese, who have a different spiritual foundation than monotheism, think about this?

As for myself, I am not operating with any transcendent standard, including in this article. There was no sudden awakening like a bolt from the blue from the beginning. Through my current activities, I have noticed the chain of deceptions one by one, and I think it is a mixture of the feeling of "not being able to stand by and watch" and "curiosity." There is certainly also the desire not to have regrets when looking back later.

The "result" is of course important, but in the end, I find greater value in the "act." There is a Confucian saying, "Do your best and leave the rest to heaven," and if there is a basis for "optimism" in me, it might be something like that.

What is your "spiritual foundation"? Is it faith in a specific god, awe of nature, or perhaps the human emotion of "not wanting to have regrets"? In order not to lose our direction in the vortex of the hype cycle, we may need to find something within ourselves that cannot be put into words.