Within the last week, Bluesky has grown in popularity with many Christian authors and pastors announcing that they are moving to the new platform. Some have even considered deleting Twitter altogether.

We hope this episode helps Christian leaders consider whether or not to use Bluesky, as well as better consider how the social internet is changing overall.

In this episode we discuss: What is Bluesky? Why did it grow now? We discuss how the idea of link impression isn't new. It's the new ecosystem of the internet. Bluesky may buck the trend of that ecosystem, but that won't change the internet. Or will it? Is decentralized social media the solution to billionaire control? Or is just another media fad?

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We discuss the results of the election as Christians and technologists.

How impactful were podcasts in this election? Is society moving on from woke rhetoric? What will happen to Elon Musk? To Bitcoin and associated companies? To Christians? To Canadians? This is a wide-ranging conversation between three Christians: Andrew Noble (Technology and Theology PhD Student), Austin Gravely (Social Media Guru), and Joel Jacob (Tech Futurist).

0:00 - Intro

0:59 - Surprised?

3:04 - Voting, Social Media, Podcasts Making The Difference

18:12 - Bitcoin, Regulation, and Internet Culture IS THE CULTURE

26:08 - Tired Woke Rhetoric and Young Men

36:39 - Build Things

39:23 - Impact on Canada

Previous Episode: Internet Culture Is Culture

White Horse Inn's breakdown of Elon Musk's ideology.

Jake Meador's article on The Doug Election and America After the Great Dechurching.

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Cohosted by Andrew Noble, Joel Jacob, and Austin Gravley. Original Music by Abigail Neale. To learn more about What Would Jesus Tech and to support the show visit whatwouldjesustech.com

Are we underestimating just how radical the upside of AI could be?

Dario Amodei, the CEO of Anthropic, recently wrote a five-point essay to outlines how great the benefits of AI might be based upon recent history, current AI technologies, and the potential future of work.

Joel Jacob, Andrew Noble, and Austin Gravely discuss the valuable insights that Amodei offers, as well as the shortcomings.

Link to his essay: https://darioamodei.com/machines-of-loving-grace