There are only two fundamental worldviews: separation and connection. The separation worldview, rooted in scarcity, competition, and certainty, is the source of all conflict. Conversely, the connection worldview, based on abundance, mystery, and collaboration, aligns with nature and fosters peace.

The primary danger from AI in the coming years may not be the technology itself, but society's inability to cope with the rapid, disorienting change it creates. This could lead to a 'civilizational-scale psychosis' as our biological and social structures fail to keep pace, causing a breakdown in identity and order.

The human brain is wired to fear scarcity and solve problems. When technology and capitalism fulfill most basic needs, this problem-solving instinct doesn't disappear. It latches onto more abstract, often social or political, issues, fueling neurosis and creating a population that externalizes its anxieties onto the world.

Humans are evolutionarily programmed to be pessimistic as a survival mechanism. This innate tendency causes us to view new technologies like AI as existential threats, despite objective data showing that human life is consistently improving in length, health, and quality across the globe.

Human brains are wired for a world of scarcity and threats. In a modern world of abundance, this problem-solving mechanism doesn't shut off. It begins to identify and amplify abstract social problems, leading to phenomena like absurdly long social justice acronyms.

Many of today's health and behavioral problems are caused by the "mismatch hypothesis." Our brains evolved for a world of scarcity and danger, which is maladaptive in our current environment of abundance and relative safety, leading to issues like obesity and anxiety.

We often think of "human nature" as fixed, but it's constantly redefined by our tools. Technologies like eyeglasses and literacy fundamentally changed our perception and cognition. AI is not an external force but the next step in this co-evolution, augmenting what it means to be human.

While academic theories on evolutionary mismatch are useful, their real-world impact is felt through emotions within relationships. The crucial work is not understanding the theory, but navigating the feelings that arise from these modern mismatches.

New technology can ignite violent conflict by making ideological differences concrete and non-negotiable. The printing press did this with religion, leading to one of Europe's bloodiest wars. AI could do the same by forcing humanity to confront divisive questions like transhumanism and the definition of humanity, potentially leading to similar strife.