Has the world gone mad... or have I?

The Future of AI and Society playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGYdCDMX4guwMOPSf-wUO_mCvP0rCCaU7 Contact: steveantonioni@gmail.com Substack: https://stephenantonioni.substack.com/ My YouTube channel has documented my life's projects since 2019. Those have included Cash College (a video series which taught 100,000s of people the basics of personal finance), and a variety of short films and discussions on finding meaning, cultivating independence, and navigating modernity. In 2024 I took a sabbatical to undertake a self-study project of the historical progression of political economy across human civilizations. Now I am spending 2026 discussing how we might traverse the moment before us. If you are interested in sponsoring my work please contact: steveantonioni@gmail.com 00:00 This is Water 01:11 Who Was Polybius? And Why Should We Care? 02:07 The Rise of Neo-Religions 05:20 So, Wait... Am I Crazy? 07:23 No, I'm Just Stupid :) 09:32 What Happened to Epistemic Integrity? 13:22 Polybius' Cycles of Political Revolution 18:37 Why Democracy Doesn't Seem to Work Like it Should 23:50 How Democracy Can Collapse into Monarchy (Tyranny) 25:31 We're Turning this Ship Around Mr. Polybius