Topic: Enlightenment

The modern state’s ultimate directive is identified as the prevention of death, marking the edge of its sovereign power. This biopolitical critique, rooted in the work of Michel Foucault, argues that the Enlightenment’s shift toward materialism forced the state to manage the populace as physical assets to be preserved at all costs. The "stay home, save the NHS" campaign is cited as a failure of the magical community to apply a proper biopolitical critique to contemporary government mandates.

Humanity’s understanding of the cosmos has historically mirrored the most advanced technology of the era, moving from the clockwork universe of the Enlightenment to the steam engine model of the Industrial Revolution. Today, the universe is increasingly viewed as a sophisticated computer or AI simulation. This shift suggests that information and ideas are more fundamental to reality than atoms or physical matter.