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Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningAnatoly Karlin: Russian nationalism to American globalism Today Razib talks to Russian commentator and transhumanist Anatoly Karlin. Karlin has a BA in political economy from U C Berkeley. For most of the 21st century he had positioned himself as part of the right wing of the transhumanist movement. He returned to Russia after living in California’s Bay Area for several years, and from there he promoted a nationalistic vision in opposition to American military and cultural power. With the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he joined a chorus of Russian warbloggers cheering on the inevitable conquest. And then, like Richard Hanania, he did an about...2025-01-081h 17
Razib Khan's Unsupervised LearningAnatoly Karlin: Russian nationalism to American globalismThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.razibkhan.comToday Razib talks to Russian commentator and transhumanist Anatoly Karlin. Karlin has a BA in political economy from U C Berkeley. For most of the 21st century he had positioned himself as part of the right wing of the transhumanist movement. He returned to Russia after living in California’s Bay Area for several years, and from there he promoted a nationalistic vision in opposition to American military and cultural power. With the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, he joined a chorus of...2024-11-1525 min
The Hanania ShowThe Charisma VampireThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.richardhanania.comAnatoly Karlin joins me for the second time on this podcast. In our previous conversation, he talked about his move away from Russian nationalism. This time, we discuss his new article, “Navalny Died a Barin.” I am fascinated by the idea of Putin as a kind of charisma vampire, who destroys anyone who is interesting and full of life, leaving a regime of gray mindless mediocrities willing to do his bidding. I was touched reading about how Navalny once asked the judg...2024-02-2114 min
The Hanania ShowEmbracing It/It IdentityThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.richardhanania.comThis week, I’m joined by Anatoly Karlin. He recently wrote a series of essays on how his political thinking has shifted over the last few years on issues like AI timelines, Russian nationalism, the problem with what he calls the “rightoid international,” and more. See his preface to the series, along with the three articles: “The Soypill Manifesto,” “The Z of History”, and “Why Jail is Programmed for All Rightoids.”Anatoly and I have undergone somewhat parallel journeys. We started out as...2024-01-0425 min