General Intellect Unit

About General Intellect Unit

Podcast of the Cybernetic Marxists. Examining the intersection of Technology, (Left) Politics, and Philosophy

Publisher

General Intellect Unit

Category

education · science · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

31 Oct 2017

Latest episode

25 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 163 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   25 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   113 - Beyond Capitalism 2

   Host Benenav discusses his socialist planning ideas and their role in a commonwealth in this interview episode.

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   21 Jul 2026

   112 - Beyond Capitalism I

   In which the show returns! Kyle is joined by James Macumber of INDEP (International Network for Democratic Economic Planning) to discuss Aaron Benenav's "Beyond Capitalism—I" essay in the New Left Review. Subsequent episodes will discuss the second and third parts of "Beyond Capitalism." Special thanks to Todd for editing this episode. Beyond Capitalism I International Network for Democratic Economic Planning General Intellect Unit on iTunes http://generalintellectunit.net/ Support the show on Patreon General Intellect Unit on archive.org

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   1 Apr 2024

   111 - Exit Code 0

   In which the show ends, and Kyle & June reflect on the project. Thank you all. Links: General Intellect Unit on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/general-intellect-unit/id1304361213?mt=2) http://generalintellectunit.net (http://generalintellectunit.net) generalintellectunit@gmail.com (mailto:generalintellectunit@gmail.com) Support the show on Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/generalintellectunit) https://twitter.com/giunitpod (https://twitter.com/giunitpod) General Intellect Unit on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/General-Intellect-Unit-128249287935482/) General Intellect Unit on archive.org (https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22General+Intellect+Unit%22) Emancipation Network (http://emancipation.network)

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113 - Beyond Capitalism 2

Published 25 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So moving on from this kind of conversation of the points versus the credits, the concern about the incentives, which I'm sure will come up again because there's more sort of specific institutional arrangements here. We talk about Investment being the primary mechanism driving the transformation of the economy over time, as was discussed in Beyond Capitalism 1. And these decisions, the investment decisions, are not guided by expected financial returns, but by judgments about how to prioritize among alternative futures. And this is, again, the democratic thing. These decisions unfold across three nested levels. […]

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