# The internet subculture shaping the new world | Maiden Mother Matriarch 215

Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry-6030622/the-internet-subculture-shaping-the-new-world-maiden-mother-matriarch-215
Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry-6030622/the-internet-subculture-shaping-the-new-world-maiden-mother-matriarch-215.md
Podcast: [Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise Perry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry-6030622)
Published: 2026-09-27T18:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry/episodes/the-internet-subculture-shaping-the-new-world-maiden-mother
Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/692d66fb9b21443f851785bb/e/6ab7ec5fa660202471898f13/media.mp3
Processing state: not_requested
JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry-6030622/episodes/the-internet-subculture-shaping-the-new-world-maiden-mother-matriarch-215
Duration seconds: 3993

## Resource

Just in the last few weeks, the issue of AI safety has suddenly broken into the political mainstream. What was once a fairly niche debate within the worlds of tech and philosophy is now on the front pages. And the question of AI is, predictably enough, quickly turning into a partisan issue, with the President opposing heavy federal guardrails, and the Democrats calling for aggressive regulation. Today's episode is about the subculture from which the AI safety movement emerged. Rationalism – which is tightly entwined with Effective Altruism – is an intellectual movement popular among millennials working in tech. My guest today is the writer and tech worker Jacob Falkovich, who describes himself as a post-rationalist. As you'll hear, it's pretty hard to find someone who actually calls themselves a 'rationalist' (that's the nature of the subculture), but Jacob is willing to make an earnest defence of rationalism, and of Effective Altruism, and of the AI safety movement. These are interesting and – I think – very influential subcultures. If we want to understand the AI safety movement, then we need to understand rationalism. MMM is sponsored by 321 - a new online introduction to Christianity, presented by former MMM guest Glen Scrivener. Check it out for free at 321course.com/MMM. Just enter your email, choose a password and you’re in — there’s no spam and no fees. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

## Actions

- request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry-6030622/episodes/the-internet-subculture-shaping-the-new-world-maiden-mother-matriarch-215/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode.
- read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/maiden-mother-matriarch-with-louise-perry-6030622/the-internet-subculture-shaping-the-new-world-maiden-mother-matriarch-215.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource.

A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed.

## Transcript

Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.