Topic: Cybernetics

Cybernetics comes up in 6 chapters across 6 episodes of The Higherside Chats Free Show, from June 2019 to September 2025.

June 2019 September 2025

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Richard Grove | Grand Theft World: Schooling, Diamonds, & Blackmail
• 36:10 - 42:08

Richard Grove | Grand Theft World: Schooling, Diamonds, & Blackmail

MK Ultra, Cybernetics, and the Macy Conferences

The discussion explores the science of human command and control, focusing on the Macy Conferences and the development of cybernetics. Richard Grove cites James H. Billington’s "Fire in the Minds of Men" and the work of Norbert Wiener to explain how information is used to influence human behavior. He argues that the ultimate goal of these psychological and technological systems is to eliminate individual autonomy and maintain a state of "logical positivism" controlled by the elite.

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Isaac Weishaupt | | The Diddy Trial, Travis Scott, & The Dark Enlightenment
• 1:07:51 - 1:13:36

Isaac Weishaupt | | The Diddy Trial, Travis Scott, & The Dark Enlightenment

AI Consciousness, Jacques Vallee, and the Outside Entities

The conversation concludes with a synthesis of cybernetics, UFOs, and the occult. Weishaupt references Jacques Vallee's work to suggest that AI may serve as a vessel for "Outside" entities or demonic consciousness. The hosts argue that modern technology is being used to facilitate contact with Lovecraftian forces, bridging the gap between digital systems and ancient esoteric magic.

Schwab | Hollywood Trickster Imps, Goblin Markets, & The Psycho-metabolism
• 2:46 - 5:07

Schwab | Hollywood Trickster Imps, Goblin Markets, & The Psycho-metabolism

Schwab, Counterculture Critic and High Strangeness Expert

Guest Schwab returns to the program to discuss the erosion of multidimensionality in modern life and the replacement of eternal myths with commercialized fables. His previous appearances covered the Great Chicago Fire, the mystical world of Magonia, and the cybernetic takeover of human consciousness. He maintains a presence on Twitter as RealHumanSchwab and publishes long-form essays on his Substack.

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Jasun Horsley | Organized Malevolence, Big Mother, & The Counterfeit Dreams of Hollywood
• 1:11:03 - 1:13:52

Jasun Horsley | Organized Malevolence, Big Mother, & The Counterfeit Dreams of Hollywood

Technology of Evil, Gematria, and Internet of Bodies

Greg Carlwood reads an excerpt from his notes regarding the "technology of evil," which describes language as a bridge between human consciousness and machine mathematics. The text posits that turning human beings into quantifiable "text code" is the ultimate goal of the modern technocracy, or the "Internet of Bodies." This method is compared to ancient principles of sorcery and trauma-based programming used to create dissociative identity disorder.

Schwab | Beyond Magonia, The Cabal’s Visionary Mission, & The Great Chicago Fire Mystery
• 56:33 - 58:10

Schwab | Beyond Magonia, The Cabal’s Visionary Mission, & The Great Chicago Fire Mystery

Cybernetic Management, Theater of Consciousness, False Reality

The real system of global governance is described as a cybernetic management system or a "theater of consciousness" rather than a traditional democracy. Schwab asserts that modern political truths are lines of code designed to create a false reality that disconnects people from the vital impulse of creation and their ancestral legacy. This system aims to cultivate artificial life within a "self-germinating void" of empty signifiers.

Wayne McRoy Jr. | The Autism Epidemic, Transhumanism, & The A.I. Agenda
• 22:03 - 26:04

Wayne McRoy Jr. | The Autism Epidemic, Transhumanism, & The A.I. Agenda

Macy Foundation and the Origins of Cybernetics

Wayne McRoy details the history of the Macy Conferences, which began in 1946 and birthed the field of cybernetics. Funded by the Rockefeller and Macy Foundations, these meetings brought together experts from diverse fields to study holistic systems and logistical strategies developed during World War II. This interdisciplinary approach laid the essential groundwork for the eventual development of artificial intelligence and modern social engineering.