I understand Ari Aster’s aesthetics because they are simultaneously supremely nihilistic (or cynical) & ultimately (universally) empathetic— this combination is very rare but it is also how I feel about America.
Like Stripe, I'm not convinced OpenAI will ever go public. The financial occultation provided by the private markets seems too advantageous, especially for companies so fraudulent in nature.
I've already seen multiple people say that Peter Thiel and the homozionist cabal will save us. Now that's a good one. I've always appreciated a good joke.
NWO Materialism explains this perfectly: the structure of US society has become unmoored from any material basis, and the mental structure reflects this.
Look at the US economy and ask yourself 'what sort of society would find this sensible?'