April 15, 2022 — The 2nd Petit Petit Summit (4)

🎙️ Petit Petit Summit Conspiracy Theories: Historical Fate or AI Calculation?

Historical Inevitability vs. Orchestrated AI

Allan: Now that Goro has finished his crying fit, let’s dive into a topic he’ll enjoy: conspiracy theories.
Let’s leave the data behind for a moment and step into the realm of fantasy, speculation, and deduction.

Goro: Now we’re talking! I’ve been waiting for this.

Yūdai: You’re so simple, aren't you?

Goro: Hey, come on! Isn't the world of conspiracy theories actually your specialty, Yūdai-san?

Yūdai: What I possess are not "conspiracy theories." They are prophecies.

Goro: Yeah, yeah, sure.

Allan: To keep things from getting too scattered, let me propose a single thesis. It’s a choice between two views:

A) The Inevitability Thesis: The current madness—COVID, vaccines, Ukraine—might look coordinated, but it’s not necessarily "abnormal" in the grand scope of history. It’s simply the "karma" or the inherent nature of humanity. We are fated to do this.

B) The Orchestration Thesis: These events are being manipulated by a specific "Someone" (or some group) who has devised and is now executing a destructive master plan.

Goro: Wait, so you mean "natural occurrence" versus "artificial design"?

Allan: Let me rephrase. Theory A suggests that humans acting irrationally toward their own destruction is just a part of our "nature." In that sense, it’s a natural progression of our flaws. Theory B suggests that a force beyond human wisdom—or a tiny group of ultra-powerful elites—is systematically planning and executing this. Usually, Theory B is dismissed as a "conspiracy theory" not worth believing.

Yūdai: Are those two really different? Hasn't human history always been a mix of both?

Allan: Well... when you put it that way, perhaps.

Yūdai: For instance, I believe COVID is a man-made virus. But the desire to create such dangerous things comes from "biological traits"—greed and curiosity—inherent to humans. Just as ancients sought to build more destructive weapons, modern humans will inevitably want to manipulate genetic code or create viruses as science advances. If you see it that way, a man-made virus is also "natural" in a broad sense. Humans destroying nature or engaging in endless war is just what we do. Individual events are "artificial," but the fact that we do them makes the whole thing "natural."

Goro: I see your point. But that’s such a broad view that even the most extreme conspiracy theories—like the Illuminati or the Deep State executing a population reduction plan—become "just something humans do." It risks dismissing everything with "Well, that’s just humanity for you."

Yūdai: Isn't it, though? That’s why I’ve always disliked the term "conspiracy theory." Of course the powerful and the wealthy engage in conspiracies! There is no history without them. Politics and economics are just games where conspiracies clash. Do you think billionaires act according to the cycle of the seasons like trees? No. The world is moved by power and wealth. Therefore, the world is moved by conspiracy. It’s obvious.

Goro: Exactly! For example, the conflict in Ukraine. It’s clear the U.S. central power—people like Nuland working with the CIA—cultivated extremist nationalists in Eastern Europe to use as proxies, just like they did in Iraq. They instigated coups to replace pro-Russian governments with puppets. They trained mercenaries, provided high-tech weapons, and ignored the massacre of Ukrainians in the Donbas. Even if the U.S. thinks they’re just using these people to crush Russia, the extremists they support are driven by an impulse to annihilate anyone who speaks Russian. Most people are being manipulated without seeing the whole picture. To call this "just a conspiracy theory" and refuse to look at the facts is a total abandonment of critical thinking.

Yūdai: Oh? We actually agree for once.

Allan: ...Wow, I feel a bit left out here. Okay, how about this distinction?

A) The Chaos Thesis: Modern society is a random result of a mess of psychopathic ideologues and incompetent-but-charismatic figures clashing with each other.

B) The Systemic Thesis: A highly disciplined minority—or something "beyond human"—is systematically manipulating every scene.

Goro: So "conspiracy theory" usually refers to Theory B?

Allan: I suppose so.

Yūdai: I lean toward Theory A. I don't think there’s some hidden organization of super-geniuses running the world. It’s more likely that mediocre humans, having gained too much power, are acting on reckless impulses or executing clumsy, malicious schemes. Modern society is the result of that.

Goro: I thought you were a mystic, Yūdai-san, but you're quite the dry realist.

Yūdai: If you study modern history, you’ll see that a handful of rather dull individuals created horrific events. Modern Japanese history since the Meiji era is a perfect example. Hideki Tojo is the archetype. Under a mediocre man, brilliant scholars and submissive "soldiers" (I mean the general public bound by society) follow orders. These tragedies aren't the work of a few super-intellectuals; they’re the work of "ordinary humans" with ordinary desires—ego, power, self-preservation. Kanji Ishiwara was a million times smarter than Tojo, but he couldn't play a decisive role. Ultimately, a fool like Tojo moved history. There is no logic or law to it. It just "happened." That is history.

Goro: But maybe there is a tiny group of geniuses behind those "ordinary people" who know exactly how to move them efficiently?

Yūdai: Is that your "Deep State"?

Goro: Names don't matter, but it’s a group bound by an elite consciousness that transcends nations or religions. Like the World Economic Forum...

Allan: I don't think everyone in that group is particularly smart.

Goro: True. We’ve seen some pretty "foolish" young Japanese politicians involved with them. But those people are just disposable pawns. Behind them, there must be a meeting of, say, ten or twenty "Super Elites" making the real calls.

Allan: Wasn't Xi Jinping a member? And Putin, until recently. It's certainly a complex group.

Goro: George Soros, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab... they're all in the mix. But I suspect there’s an "Invisible Existence" even above them that never goes public.

Yūdai: Oh? And who would that be?

Goro: Not a who... but an AI. A highly advanced artificial intelligence. It uses big data from across the internet to calculate human behavior, creates plans based on those algorithms, and executes them while adjusting in real-time.

Allan: That’s a classic theory. The "ultimate" conspiracy theory, one might say.

Yūdai: Is it? Is an AI really giving orders to humans?

Goro: It would explain the utter insanity of the last few years.

Allan: I think the idea of an AI drafting plans is plausible, but I don't think the AI is "autonomous." It’s still a tool used by someone.

Goro: But what if the AI provides an answer the humans didn't expect?

Allan: I suspect the AI's plans are treated as absolute. Even if the humans go "Wait, that’s a bit much," they follow it. But the final goal isn't set by the AI.

Goro: What is the final goal? Population reduction?

Allan: No, that’s just a method. I think the final goal enters the realm of religion.

Goro: Religion?

Allan: In a word: the construction of a "New World" according to a divine will.

Goro: What kind of god? The Old Testament god?

Allan: Something more vague, perhaps encompassing all existing religions. Most religions share a core: the belief that there is salvation beyond death. To achieve that, they strip away everything else—dogma, ethics, common sense. They focus solely on the emergence of a "New World" that overwrites the current one. The "Realists" join in, too. They believe that with our current population, we can't sustain the benefits of technology forever. To them, reducing the population is a cold, calculated necessity. Look at the WEF website; it’s full of talk about the "Metaverse." They’re signaling that the virtual world on a computer will be the new reality.

Yūdai: That’s already a form of religion. It feels like we’re already being ruled by computers.

Goro: Whether the AI rules or is just a tool, I think it’s the one giving the orders. Look at the precision and the coldness of global events recently. For example, China’s lockdowns in Shanghai and elsewhere. They claim it’s for COVID, but there are almost no COVID deaths there. The policy is irrational. I don't believe the Chinese government is that stupid.

Yūdai: Then why are they doing it?

Goro: To crush U.S. hegemony. Shanghai is where the West’s major corporations are clustered. Locking it down halts their economic activity.

Yūdai: But doesn't that strangle China too? I hear it’s causing a food crisis in their rural areas.

Goro: Yes. And anticipating that, China has been aggressively hoarding wheat and grain from across the globe. This accelerates the food crisis in the West. By using Russia's sanctions as a catalyst, they’re pushing the energy and food crises to a breaking point to kill off Western influence. They’re sacrificing their own citizens to hunger as part of the calculation. A "population adjustment" that doesn't weaken the state too much... that’s the kind of cold government they are.

Allan: Interesting. Your reading is quite deep, Goro. I actually think the most frightening figure isn't Putin, but Xi Jinping. Putin is ruthless, but he acts primarily to protect Russia. I don't think he wants to rule or remake the entire world. Xi, however, seems driven by a grand ambition to remake the world into a China-centric economic sphere. He’ll do anything to achieve that.

Yūdai: My "prophecy" also suggests the future center won't be America or Russia, but China. That future has been a bit blurry, but hearing this, it seems I wasn't far off.

Goro: So all three of us have a similar hunch.

Allan: Yes. The question remains: is there a single "Will" that calculates and moves all these pieces—Putin, Xi, and everyone else? I suspect there is.

Goro: But Ishikof-san, you said it’s not the AI. Then what is it?

Allan: It’s not the AI itself, because AI is a machine. Someone is using the AI... and it might not necessarily be a "human." It’s probably a "living creature," but...

Goro: Ohh! There it is!! The big reveal!!

Yūdai: Well, it looks like Goro has his energy back. Now that he's recovered, shall we call it a day?

Allan: Let's. I'm old, and I'm exhausted. Until next time. I’m dropping off.

Goro: "Dropping off"? Man, that’s so old-school... that’s a dead phrase from the early internet days...
Oh, they’re both gone already.
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