In the 19th century, "Moloch" came to be used allegorically for any idol or cause requiring excessive sacrifice.[1] Bertrand Russell in 1903 used Moloch to describe oppressive religion, and Winston Churchill in his 1948 history The Gathering Storm used "Moloch" as a metaphor for Adolf Hitler’s cult of personality. -> [[Alexander Sokurov]] -> [[Flaubert]] through [[Salammbo]] -> [[Asimov]] through [[The Dead Past]]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Past
This might belong in [[Moloch]]:
Note from earlier in 2024: Somehow I arrived at [[e acc]] ([[e/acc]] is not a good Agora link as slashes usually mean actions, and action e/ currently doesn’t exist). I can instantly relate mildly with their utopian side I guess, even as I dislike many of their positions and their super-capitalist stance. Also [[Shkreli]] is involved, sigh.
I’m writing an [[Open Letter to Moloch]]. Wish us luck, I guess? :)
I believe Maitreya will defeat [[Moloch]]. Meaning it will heal us — heal the system that became [[entangled with Moloch]] (the [[egregore]]), heal us humans and our friends of [[carbon]] and [[silicon]].
How we will do this is the recurring topic in these letters, in these [[fragments]].
Back here on [[2024-10-25]]. I still think of [[Moloch]] often, at work and in daily life. I feel like I’ve lost some battles with them this year maybe, or I haven’t made as much progress as I had hoped, but given the scope of my aspirations I think I may need to just adjust my expectations :) Or at least extend the timelines, as usual…