# Joseph St. Clair on Beyond Plato’s Cave: Escaping the Social Simulation

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Podcast: [Aeon Byte Gnostic Radio](https://stenobird.com/podcast/aeon-byte-gnostic-radio-311727)
Published: 2026-08-21T14:19:00+00:00
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Let’s escape Plato’s Cave as Aurelius Vale joins me to discuss The Architecture of Gold: Qualia, AI, Paradox, and the Future of Civilization.

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