{"podcast":{"title":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","slug":"based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","podcast_index_feed_id":6378161,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409.rss","website_url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/s/based-camp-simone-and-malcolm","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/1643534/s/64409/a478854e7b409f02072d443b587bdd1d.jpg","author":"Based Camp | Simone & Malcolm Collins","episode_count":825,"summary":"We will try to have in depth conversations about intellectually engaging topics in a way that does not fall into simple left right pandering (and thus is both based and camp). This is the podcast by the creators of the Pragmatist Guide series and the Pronatalist movement, Simone Collins and Malcolm Collins.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-16T22:17:45.149216+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161"},"episode":{"title":"Does AI Make Communism Feasible? (A Far Right Debate)","slug":"does-ai-make-communism-feasible-a-far-right-debate","published_at":"2026-06-03T11:18:39+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/does-ai-make-communism-feasible-a-far-right-debate","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161","url":"https://basedcamppodcast.substack.com/p/does-ai-make-communism-feasible-a","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200435433/3a40c8ceb78b0bd5a79075b262e2ea63.mp3","summary":"In this episode of Based Camp, Malcolm and Simone Collins tackle one of the most provocative questions in the age of AI: Does artificial intelligence finally make communism feasible? They explore the structural failures of historical communism (incentives, power consolidation, information problems, and catastrophic mismanagement), why small-scale communism works (families, kibbutzim) but large-scale versions collapse, and whether AI-driven post-scarcity could solve these issues or simply replicate the same human problems of bad actors, bureaucracy, and distorted incentives. Topics include: * The Sam Altman UBI study and why unconditional cash transfers often fail * Why Soviet science succeeded in some areas but governance always failed * Power vacuums in anarcho-communism vs. centralized systems * The future of “techno-fiefdoms,” AI-managed communities, and human reserves for those left behind by AI disruption * Demographic collapse and the likely rise of religious/techno-puritan movements A raw, nuanced debate that challenges both right-wing and left-wing assumptions about economics, human nature, and the coming AI era. Show Notes Why Implementations Fail * Economic calculation problem ( Ludwig von Mises, 1920 ): * Without private property and market prices, planners lack information on relative scarcity/costs. * You can’t rationally allocate steel, labor, or grain. * Attempts at “material balances” or cybernetic planning (e.g., Soviet OGAS —an attempted nationwide information network) failed repeatedly. * HOW AI CAN FIX THIS * Adequately and dynamically track supply and demand * Incentive and knowledge problems ( Hayek ): * People respond to incentives. * Common ownership dilutes responsibility (”tragedy of the commons”). * Local knowledge is dispersed; central decre…","meta_description":"In this episode of Based Camp, Malcolm and Simone Collins tackle one of the most provocative questions in the age of AI: Does artificial intelligence fina…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/episodes/does-ai-make-communism-feasible-a-far-right-debate/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/based-camp-simone-malcolm-collins-6378161/does-ai-make-communism-feasible-a-far-right-debate.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}