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The Alien Perspective on Humanity
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The Alien Perspective on Humanity

Jung & Naiv, 2016

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Editorial Rating

8

Qualities

  • Controversial
  • Eye Opening
  • Concrete Examples

Recommendation

In the United States, the minutiae of local and national politics dominate newspaper headlines. Yet as linguist Noam Chomsky somberly explains in a discussion with journalist Tilo Jung, these trivial preoccupations pale in the face of humanity’s existential crises, which the mainstream media and political establishment largely ignore. Filmed prior to the 2016 US presidential election, this interview doesn’t examine Chomsky’s views on the Trump administration, but anyone who wants a broader “alien perspective” of humanity’s history and trajectory will appreciate its insights.

Take-Aways

  • An extraterrestrial alien visiting Earth would be puzzled to find that humans are knowingly heading toward self-destruction without acting to prevent annihilation.
  • The 21st century may mark the end of “organized human life on Earth.”
  • Though US national power has waned, American corporations now run the world.

About the Speakers

Noam Chomsky, a theoretical linguist, is a professor emeritus of linguistics at MIT. Journalist Tilo Jung is the chief editor of the political webshow Jung & Naiv.


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