📰 Subscribe to UnHerd today at: http://unherd.com/join How can normal people resist the increasingly technocratic and soulless nature of human life? Watch writer, activist and Orthodox convert Paul Kingsnorth in conversation with UnHerd’s Freddie Sayers for a guide to finding meaning in what he calls the ‘machine’. Read the article here: https://unherd.com/thepost/paul-kingsnorth-how-to-resist-the-machine/ Listen to the podcast: https://plnk.to/unherd?to=page Follow UnHerd on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/unherd Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/unherd/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/unherd/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@unherdtv //TIMECODES// 00:00 - 01:48 - Introduction 01:48 - 06:14 - Paul Kingsnorth explains his unusual sensitivity to transcendental moments 06:14 - 17:13 - How does Paul reflect on his past efforts resisting the machine? 18:44 - 25:48 - Why does Paul Kingsnorth get accused of being a fascist? 25:48 - 31:31 - Paul on homeschooling his children 31:31 - 44:23 - Paul explains his views on AI 44:23 - 46:49 - Is the male interest in technology driving the machine? 46:49 - 52:05 - Is the free market and capitalism good, actually? 52:05 - 55:37 - What myths and metaphors do we need to tackle AI? 55:37 - 59:49 - Is the machine colonising our consciousness? 59:49 - 01:06:37 - Did Paul's experiences with paganism butter him up for Christianity? 01:06:37 - 01:11:57 - How does Paul feel walking around London? 01:14:10 - 01:17:52 - What can individuals do to unplug from the machine? 01:17:52 - 01:18:31 - Concluding thoughts #UnHerd #PaulKingsnorth #TheMachine