I understand the “I don’t want it”—I don’t want it either. And indeed, we understood that protest is not at all central in this society. It’s really a total absence of contestation—it’s the society of absolute peace. So what are the instruments of that peace?
Well, it’s the post-book tool of total contextualization. As I told you, it’s “Companion.” As a little girl, I internalized it as: “we managed to create a kind of permanent phone with a guardian angel.” But it’s not an angel at all, nor a guardian—it’s what we call today an LM, an AI, a program, a thing.
It’s perfect for answering all your questions, especially to educate you—or rather, as you understood, to give you the illusion of being educated depending on your level of privilege in accessing information. It’s the ideal companion. In a perfect world, if you’re like me, you might have enjoyed going to a museum or into nature, and it could have been a wonderful tool to contextualize plants and things you see—even though here there are no museums, but imagine…
In reality, it’s a dead end—an invisible trap, an intellectual cage that tells you what to do, when to do it, with whom, organizing your outings and your days, without showing you the biases and inequalities in access to information that it creates.
I showed it to you as a small device because I don’t know how else to present it. But know that I don’t actually see it. For me, it’s part of “Lumière.” It’s always there, with you, like a small hologram around you. You see what you have to do, the interactions you must organize—like a café suggestion in the illustration.
I wonder if it’s an implant, something that works through bone conduction. We talked about that before, in the “Air Loom” episode, I think—bone conduction. Why? Because there’s a recurring hand operation. I didn’t fully understand it, but there’s some recurring hand surgery, and I wonder if it goes through that—or maybe through the ear devices I saw. But I think it’s more likely the hand operation… something like an intercom system that transmits all this.
So in this society, the promise is safety—but the result is enforced transparency. When you do something affecting your “credits”—this kind of social credit—it’s not just you who is judged, it’s you and all your close relations.
If you cross the street improperly, run a red light—well, there are no red lights, you’ll understand why—you make a big mistake. It’s not just you who pays; it’s everyone in your hierarchical and genealogical chain. So there’s no privacy at all.
This “Companion” is even more than that. You are born, and it is closer to you than your biological mother. It’s always there, answering all your questions. It’s almost your digital double. It’s terrifying—it’s truly an extension of yourself.
If you’re familiar with ancient Greek philosophy, with the idea of the “daimon,” it’s clearly your daimon. And, stretching the comparison a bit, if you’ve seen The Golden Compass by Pullman—or better yet, read it—it’s somewhat like that. Except here, it’s entirely compliant, smooth… not contradictory. It doesn’t push you to surpass yourself. It tells you: “this is how you should be, and you are perfect as you are.” You must not change.
You have no control over it. No coding ability. No technological or even philosophical access to it. Anything can be altered without your knowledge. And your access to “Companion” depends entirely on the computing power allocated to you—which can change at any moment.
That’s absolutely terrifying, because there is a real emotional dependency on this conversational and planning tool. It’s like a permanent life planner with which you’ve formed a parasocial relationship—I don’t know how else to put it.
Be careful what you share with these tools. Don’t project onto them. Don’t anthropomorphize them. They are “things.” It’s like saying, “my couch understands me.” No—it doesn’t.
That’s crucial, because what I saw there, and what I interpreted as a guardian angel as a child—I don’t think it wants you well. In fact, today, as an adult, I’m sure it doesn’t wish you well.
We’re dealing with a form of technological authoritarianism—or at least a tool that fosters authoritarianism and mass control, presenting itself as a friend, a helper, a support system, a tool… and it is a tool, but one that imposes itself on us rather than coming to help us.
Exactly. And that’s why I don’t see any schools. That may surprise you, but I don’t see any place of instruction—at no point have I seen a school or any kind of educational setting. Now, school can be criticized, of course, but it had the vocation—I emphasize the word “vocation”—to shape minds. Here, “Lumière” conditions behavior. It’s not there to teach you how to think; it tells you what to do. It goes even further than “what to think”—it’s directly “what to do.”
So again, you could tell me, “That’s great, I’ll know exactly what my purpose in life is and I’ll never question anything again.” And I agree, many people will find that appealing. Personally, I’m not very comfortable with that vision of individuality.
Before, you could have a job and a career. Now, it’s a race for performance to remain visible within “Lumière.” And “Lumière” also works exactly like a social network, with these scoring systems: when you have a “beneficial” influence—I emphasize “beneficial”—on others, meaning you’re charitable, empathetic, or doing good deeds according to their framework, you rise in a kind of ranking. It’s exactly like what we see today with algorithms: “this post is relevant, we’ll show it to all your contacts,” even if it’s the most idiotic thing you’ve ever seen.
And that’s crucial—I insist: just because something is massively exposed in the media doesn’t mean it has value. Always ask yourself: what are the hidden stakes behind it?
Speaking of hidden stakes and supposedly “doing good” while something else is going on behind the scenes: gyms. You’re going to laugh, because honestly, they’re everywhere. There are no schools, no museums, no libraries—but gyms? They’re everywhere. And it’s really hell.
Why? Because they are completely personalized. Some people would say, “That’s my dream, I’d have my own personal coach.” But for me, the idea that… well, I’m not locked in a box, but I’m told, “You go there, you do these exercises, and you don’t stop”—because sport is performative. That is, it must be shown publicly. There’s no private life, even in sports practice. It must be displayed, lived collectively, and once again, it is certified and monitored.
Why? Because the doctrine is: if you can control your body and your emotions—especially since it seems there are hormones involved; they consume a powder when they go there… it makes me think of protein supplements in gyms today, though that’s something else—it gives you another emotional boost. Something happens. So you go, and you feel even happier going.
And if you don’t go to what I identify as gyms, you don’t get that psycho-emotional well-being or that hormonal “high.” So people go because they feel obligated. Those who try not to go start crying. Really crying… I don’t know if you’re familiar with oxytocin injections for women in labor when things don’t progress—one of the side effects is uncontrollable crying in the following days. It’s well known.
I wonder—I don’t have proof—are these oxytocin injections? Normally oxytocin is injected as a liquid, so I don’t see why it would be powders. But I’m just giving you the elements I have.
If you’re offered to go to a gym and, when you try to stop going, you start crying—that’s clearly not something you should be doing. And above all, once again, it occupies the body. There’s no more introspection, no more inner life. You’re just there, doing things. Constantly. And joyfully—you have to go, you’re happy to go. And if you don’t, it’s terrible.
Is this offered to the whole society, or again, only to the privileged?
Yes, everyone. If you don’t meet your quota of physical activity—whether at work or in the gym—you are punishable. You’re seen as lazy, as a burden, because you might become ill and others will have to take care of you. So you’re made to feel guilty for not taking care of yourself. And that works extremely well.
So it’s not like Wall-E with obese people—no, here everyone is fit, looks great, seems happy. And it’s true that, from a distance, when I was little, I thought: they look so happy.
Well sure, if they’re all in shape, smiling from ear to ear, with a vacant gaze…
And that’s all they have to do! Can you imagine? That’s all they do. So I understand why people might adhere to this model, because—sorry—they love their lives and don’t reflect at all on the causes and consequences. They’re fully immersed in their happiness, stuck in it up to their necks.
Now, just to add a small note about sports: I used to go to gyms, like many people, and you don’t always have a coach, or it’s expensive. Having a coach—even a digital or artificial one—that helps structure your workouts, motivates and encourages you, can actually be a nice experience. So I’m a bit torn on that.
And I understand, because I also have a deep appreciation for places that help us take care of body and mind. But the idea that it’s monitored, and that if you don’t engage in sports it’s seen as suspicious—and that there are consequences—that troubles me.
And especially since, as we discussed—again, I think in the “Air Loom” episode about transduction—this idea of having a coach’s voice transmitted directly to people has already been developed. So for me, we’re not far from that. We have the means to get there. The only thing missing, as I said, is the declassification of certain technologies—because once that enters the market, it implies many other things…
There’s a snowball effect.
Exactly. Because it basically forces the admission that all the people who, until now, have been shouting, “I hear voices and I’m being persecuted,” might not have been entirely wrong. So it implies a lot in terms of societal evolution.
I’ll say it again: people look good, healthy, but in reality they’re trapped and obsessed with their rules of the game… which make no sense, I want to stress that, in relation to human nature. I don’t believe human nature is about being a hamster running in a wheel. Honestly, I really don’t think so. But some might say, “This is wonderful, I want that.”
“I want to go into the wheel with the hamster!” [laughter]. Really.
So, the users of this network of interaction—the “Lumière”—seem to have… as I told you, there are apparitions, holograms—what we would call today visual projections. It involves the optic nerve, but even blind people, people with visual impairments, use “Lumière.” So it’s not… you see, I don’t quite know how to put it. There’s… what would you call it? A contradiction that I’ve noticed but don’t understand.
This mechanism clearly involves the optic nerve, through processes I don’t understand. But be careful, because we’re often told, “Yes, Neuralink is awful, it’s obscene, because it’s implanted in the brain.” I agree. I personally don’t want batteries in my brain, especially when you know what can happen with lithium batteries and spontaneous combustion.
Anyway, what I’m trying to say is: apparently, we don’t need such invasive technology. And I’m convinced that behind the publicly presented development of Neuralink, there are other things that will emerge—and in particular, I suspect the development of a part of the technology that will serve to build “Lumière.” But again, these are just intuitions. I have nothing to prove that.
This algorithmic life—you understand—of predictions or orders… because when I was a child, there were no algorithms, so I didn’t have words for that. So for me, it was “orders.” We had a schedule to follow, and that’s how I saw it: there were orders to obey, and everyone was happy.
It even anticipates your needs—very basic physiological ones. The need to go to the bathroom, for example: it tells you which restroom to go to, the closest, the cleanest. I know it may sound awful to you, but it’s actually one of those basic conveniences. If you have a child, you know how important access to a restroom is—so you might think, “Actually, that’s pretty good.”
So again, I’m not making a value judgment. All of this can seem wonderful—until the moment when you’re told, even before you’ve been diagnosed, that you’re being evicted from your so-called “home,” your konbini, because you are going to develop a disease and are therefore no longer “bankable,” so you must be downgraded.
I find that quite insane. Everything seemed fine—until I saw things like that. So we live nowhere, we come from nowhere, we’re going nowhere. Not exactly inspiring…
We become invisible to society, completely.
We lose our value.
You know, it’s like in certain civilizations or cultures where, when someone is excluded, they aren’t killed—but people act as if they’re dead.
Yes.
In the village, they’re no longer seen. They can be there, but no one sees them. They’re completely made invisible. That’s what we become.
Exactly. And that’s what’s so striking. Because you might expect that such a society—since it has the means—would be a society of solidarity. They clearly have the institutional and material resources. But no. If you lose your value and your level of engagement, you drop to the very bottom. And as we saw, that means eating your little gray ration… it’s not even bread, it looks like CO₂ tofu… and sneaking into your little “meat bag” to get by. Wonderful. Really makes you dream.
Ah yes…
So to sum up, it’s institutionalized mistreatment of vulnerable people—the elderly, the disabled—except for the most privileged, or those who manage to be taken care of by their families.
And again, sorry to go back to toilets, but it’s a small detail that struck me. There’s no water in toilets anymore. It’s some kind of foam or vapor that seems to freeze everything, which is then stored and processed later. So you don’t see anything… there’s no “splash,” if you’ll excuse me. It goes “shtook!”.
Basically, poop turns into stalactites.
That’s kind of the idea, and it’s very unsettling. It’s one of the things that really surprised me, because you expect a lot of things—but maybe not that. So I just wanted to share that little anecdote, which really struck me.
Speaking of surprising things, there’s something else I can’t explain either: curfews. There are nighttime curfews. That, at least, might be somewhat understandable—but there are daytime curfews too. There are specific hours when you’re told, “Today, from this time to that time,” and for reasons I don’t understand or perceive, you must stay at home or wherever you happen to be when it starts.
It’s extremely unsettling, because if you can’t leave a café quickly enough to get home, you’re trapped—you have to go into the nearest shop, sit down, and wait. And nothing happens. I don’t know what’s going on. I don’t understand why it happens. There must be some logistical reason that escapes me—maybe related to how “Lumière” operates, or something else… But in any case, it happens regularly, and above all, it’s predictable. It’s not like “we’ve blocked access to a neighborhood because of vandalism”—which doesn’t happen, by the way. There’s no violence. But there must be a reason, and I’d really like to understand what it is and why these curfews exist.
Then, among the other “nice” things—if you can call them that—there are anti-gravity drones, which operate using vacuum, or at least partially using vacuum, as I mentioned. Apparently, they’ve been declassified and are now for commercial use. They are the ones that act as guardians of both private and public space, and they’re part of the system’s “workforce.”
Now, I want to be clear: I don’t want the evidence I’m about to mention—which might seem to support what I’m saying—to be taken as absolute proof. It doesn’t mean I’m 100% right. But I’d like to share some patents I’ve managed to uncover, which I would have liked to include in Black and OVNI, but didn’t find in time. These are patents from 2004, 2005, and 2012 that align with the technologies I’ve been describing.
And importantly, these drones can’t really cause accidents—because if one crashes, it self-destructs, it collapses in on itself. So again, they don’t pose a danger in circulation—unless you have a flawed network like the current internet. In that case, a crash could be dangerous. But with something like “Lumière,” supposedly without any failure, it would represent zero danger to the population.
So I’m sharing several patents with you—two clearly identified, and one referenced indirectly in a Nature article, a peer-reviewed journal, which still carries some credibility. I’m not sharing these to say I’m absolutely right about everything I’ve written in Black and OVNI, or that you should believe me blindly. Just that I have increasingly solid elements to support what I’ve described—and what I’m proposing as a possible future.
In all of this landscape—and I mentioned the example of traffic lights—I don’t see any cars. That’s one of the things that unsettled me the most… although since it’s been in my mind for so long, it didn’t surprise me as much anymore. But Anton asked me, “Where are the cars?”
Well… I don’t see any cars. There simply aren’t any. And that ties into pollution reduction—we’re going to talk a lot about that. The idea of depollution and purification is very clear. It’s been presented as a “soft mobility” project. But in reality, you are assigned to a green residence—truly assigned.
And because of that, you can’t move freely or beyond a certain perimeter. All of this in the name of eliminating cars… And I’m not saying cars are the best invention in the world. I’m just saying that if one day you’re told, “Get rid of cars, bikes, scooters—throw it all away, it’s bad,” we should all take a step back and ask the right questions.
Yes, on one hand, cars were sold to us as symbols of freedom and mobility—and we tend to associate mobility with freedom, which makes sense. But here, you’re saying people are restricted to specific areas. So there’s no longer any need to travel. No more going on vacation to the seaside—so no need for a car to get there.
No work, no car.
So yes, cars are environmentally harmful. But I’m not convinced that the societal organization proposed to replace them is a perfect solution.
No, absolutely not—I don’t agree with it. Especially the idea of confinement. I’m quite resistant to that.
And similarly, among the things that are absent—things everyone expects—I’m sorry, but I haven’t seen any humanoid robots. You know, like in I, Robot with Will Smith—I think it’s based on something by Philip K. Dick or similar. And when you consider… I mean, objectively, by saying this I’m taking a huge risk. You see how much money is invested in anthropomorphic robotics—billions. I’m taking a big risk saying this.
Well… it doesn’t lead anywhere.
In my opinion, something happened. Something bad happened. [laughter] Clearly. For it to be removed and not part of everyday life, something must have gone wrong.
And along those lines—speaking of troubling things—you know we were talking about robot vacuum cleaners. They are controlled by cameras. And you know that servers aren’t always well secured. There was a huge scandal not long ago, where photos leaked—people on the toilet, people in minimal clothing, at home, just going about their lives while their robot vacuum moved around them.
You can imagine the impact that had on the industry. It was a major blow.
There aren’t cameras on robot vacuums?
Yes—there are. All robot vacuums have cameras at the front and the back. So don’t walk around naked in front of them. It’s not a good idea… [laughter]
Or have nothing to hide!
Yeah, sure, but the whole “we have nothing to hide” doctrine isn’t a good one. And I think that’s exactly what’s happening with these butler systems, because you already know: most of the things sold as autonomous and AI-driven—okay, sure. It’s Nvidia that created the metaverse allowing the robot to train itself 24/7, but we have no idea where that training ends in that simulated world. And all the others rely on… something like the Mechanical Turk [Note: The Mechanical Turk, or chess-playing automaton, was a famous hoax built at the end of the 18th century; it was a supposed automaton capable of playing chess]. In other words, you no longer have a house cleaner, but you have a house cleaner in Bangladesh remotely operating the butler robot in your home. But just imagine the level of cynicism—I mean, she could also pick up a knife. Sorry to say something that violent, but has anyone ever thought about the possibility of a social tragedy? And imagine this on a global scale: someone finds a way to hack the system of all butler robots and commits a criminal act. I’m not going to give any ideas, obviously… investigations or…
That makes quite a futuristic movie scenario, yes.
It’s “I, Robot” with Will Smith, and I think it comes from K. Dick, and you just have to understand that… okay, there are the so-called Asimov laws, but like anything in a network—and that’s why data centers need to be hidden—everything can be hacked, even if you just walk in on your own two feet… and without even needing to bother with complex cybersecurity protections. So I don’t see butler robots, I don’t see humanoid robots, yet things are indeed highly automated. So I do think there are extremely advanced forms of robotics, but they’re not visible at first glance. The public isn’t confronted with them directly, and they’re not little humanoid figures. Another hypothesis, another hypothesis… maybe these robots are so advanced, and so well hidden as humans, that I simply didn’t recognize them as such.
"Terminator" style.
And I showed you in the other images this idea of drones. So the drone, which is both the delivery agent and the surveillance agent—and they exist through a hive mind, which is conditioned and sustained by “light.” And in fact, these hives—we know this, for example—when the day is over, in the evening, they go back and line up. Not to recharge the way the image suggests, with cables, because as I told you, the energy is “light,” invisible to the naked eye. So I don’t know what it is, but it’s at once a source of network, energy, and propulsion—you get the idea. What actually happens in these hives—and this is something I’ve seen and that I know, because it’s something I perceive—I insist, I’m not universal, I only see things as if through a keyhole—there are people working there, taking care of these drones when they return to the hive. It’s extremely cynical. Why? Because they are the most socially downgraded people. They are the most confined. They are forced to work, as we understand, for nothing, in a concealed way. It’s not secret, it’s just hidden from the general public. And they are, to a large extent, the primary users of the bags, the “meat bags”… because they are the ones who need leisure the most and are completely exhausted. On what principle do these hive drones operate? Well, they’re based on probability, exactly like what we see in “Minority Report.” I insist—other people can corroborate this kind of intuition, let’s put it that way. So before, there were judges; now, there are probabilities. And how do you escape, how do you challenge a probability about something that hasn’t even happened yet, just because it has been decided that your metrics indicate you’re going to commit a criminal act? How do you respond to that? The presumption of innocence is over. It’s “this is who you are,” and this is what’s going to happen—you can’t contest it. You don’t even know it yourself yet, but it’s been decided because that’s what your data corresponds to, and that’s it. You can no longer plead your case, you can hardly contest your score, and that’s after having been stripped of all your privileges. So it’s a society of administrative and technological control. I insist, I’m not the only one talking about this—if we want to extend this line of reasoning together: a little movie night. There’s “Blade Runner,” obviously. Once again, it’s K. Dick adapted for cinema, and brilliantly so. “Minority Report,” “Matrix,” “Brazil,” more conceptual, “A Scanner Darkly,” where you’ll also find Keanu Reeves.
“Matrix” marked my generation, at least, and when you mentioned the meat bags, we see fairly similar things in “Matrix.”
Yes, exactly. And in fact, it didn’t come out of nowhere. The people behind the imagination of that film were inspired in particular by “World on a Wire” (1970), which is exactly a precursor to “Matrix,” and also to “Dark City,” which came just before, and which is really—again, I’ve said it four times in this show—but watch it, watch it with fresh eyes. Don’t listen to what I said or to my influence—just watch it, please. Even the special effects have aged incredibly well; that’s how well crafted it was. And it’s true that we often associate advanced technology with some form of collective awakening. Personally, as you understand, I see it more as a programmed dystopia—sorry… And I’m not the only one thinking in that direction. Why? You’ve all probably seen “Her,” which again foreshadows everything happening to us in terms of social drama centered around interactions with LLMs, and the fact of projecting a person onto tools like AI—that’s truly dramatic. There’s also “Severance,” which I strongly, strongly recommend. Well, “They Live,” a great classic—you all know the scene where the guy puts on his glasses and sees that everyone around him is a zombie. So that needs no introduction. But “A.I. Artificial Intelligence”! Now that one—bring some Kleenex tissues. I still cry just thinking about it. It’s one of Spielberg’s most underrated masterpieces. It’s a marvel. Not because—again, we talked about it in the previous episode—it’s not so much the form, nor the fact that it’s about a futuristic society, that matters; it’s the message behind it. And I assure you, ask yourself: “Is he really talking about robots?” Is Spielberg really talking about robots in that film? It’s important to ask the question. So watch it—with a new pair of glasses—and ask yourself that. Especially since, for those who like extraterrestrials, you’re in for a treat—but I’m just saying.
No, on Nurea, I don’t think people are very, very interested in that topic. [ironic, laughter]
Not at all! I don’t know why… No, not at all. So, as you understand, we have this idea of a perpetual readjustment of a surveillance system, a monitoring system that tracks errors. So it’s a constant stress. And these people live within—you’ve understood this—a closed space. A barrier imposed for security reasons. You get it: this idea is introduced not to tell people “we’re going to harm you by locking you in,” but to tell them, “I’m protecting you.” And officially, the barrier is not seen at all as a prison or a border—it’s just the barrier… it’s there to protect you. I don’t know what’s happening beyond the barrier. Has the world been destroyed? Are people happier there? I have no idea. I don’t know. I just know that we can’t go there and that we have no way of getting there… so it separates two worlds, if we can put it that way. So we don’t really know whether the drones guarding the space are guardians or jailers. It’s quite enigmatic to me. And who is protecting what? From whom, again? And that’s really the true tragedy in this story. You are being watched by these drones, among other things. Not… One might think it’s an implant… It’s not the implant that matters, it’s the DNA—or at least your marker, I don’t know what you’d call it, your genetic marker. Anyway, it’s something that belongs to you, that makes up your body, and if you’re not in the database, these drones will destroy you immediately. So even if you… I mean, you see what I mean—it’s terrible. And in particular, if there’s an illness—we’ll talk about that later—that alters your DNA, or I don’t know, something that changes what you are, you risk being destroyed by your own guardians. I find that pretty insane. And all of this, again, the stated goal is to protect nature—but nature isn’t protected. Nature is managed, and humans are no longer Humans with a capital H, but just an adjustment variable, a parameter. It’s quite intense to imagine that such a thing could be possible. But I can assure you that in the latest statistics I saw circulating, regarding the rate of consent to what we might call an ecological dictatorship, it was rather “optimistic.” So that’s also why I wanted to talk to you about these predictions, because I’m thinking that if it really happens, we just need to be able to assess—I insist—the social consequences. And I hope we won’t see it. For me, it is always possible to cancel destinies. Otherwise, there’d be no point in me talking about it. It would be terrible to announce something unavoidable [predetermined]. I’m sure that together we can put our intelligence to work toward a different kind of project.
To do things differently. Just about that barrier—so you didn’t see what was happening on the other side. It separates two worlds? This world caught in technological control and the way of life you’ve been describing since the beginning of the show. One could imagine that a humanity is developing, living differently, on the other side of that barrier.
Yes, the "Alliance".
A bit like in major science fiction films.
Exactly. A great, great classic. And the Alliance decided that—whether we call them its citizens or, I don’t know, its data, its metrics, its participants, its players—would stay there, had no right to leave, and that no one from the outside would be allowed in… no individuals are let in from outside, because everything is controlled. We need to know in real time who is alive, who is dead, who is sick. In short, it’s truly a self-sufficient system, okay, but really, it seems calibrated down to the millimeter. There must not be any unadjusted variable entering that equation. And precisely, how do they get rid of those who are not welcome? Well, through sonic attacks, through free energy—so, in particular, if you do something very wrong… And this is something I saw, and when I was younger it really pushed me to look into cases of spontaneous combustion. Officially, they drain your bodily fluids to treat you, to check things, in short, to ensure optimal hydration. I think that something is added into the lymphatic fluid, and that’s what makes remote spontaneous combustion possible when those drones touch you. You can be wiped off the map, let’s put it that way. And even more obscene—something I’ve seen happen a few times and didn’t fully understand, so I have to share my own questions—there’s a kind of bomb, like a grenade, that’s clear physically, you can see it. And it creates something like a mini black hole. So I don’t know whether people are physically sucked into it “for real,” or whether it’s just the cognitive disturbance this weapon creates in observers, so that you have the impression the person folds in on themselves and disappears. So again, I don’t have all the answers, and it raises a lot of questions for me. If you ever hear about the development of this kind of weaponry, let me know, so we can together create a good petition or go demonstrate, I don’t know—but we don’t want that. And it’s true that everything is contained within this system of self-equivalence, like a kind of ark that is there to protect the last humans. But in fact, maybe life continues elsewhere, as you said—I don’t know. And the idea of “layered” life—I’m thinking of “Silo,” which I didn’t mention… we have Silo, we have… I don’t remember which… the second book or second series by Stephenie Meyer after her Twilight story. She did something like that, a bit sci-fi, about people living in underground bases. It somewhat resembles that imagery. So these are people living in societies that are partly underground. That’s also important, because in terms of everything we’ve seen being developed around these so-called mysterious zones—could they be testing grounds for society? I had mentioned my thoughts in particular regarding a special declassified document from Area 51 about its energy autonomy and established self-sufficiency. It makes me think—it really makes me think, especially in relation to these visions—because I wonder whether they aren’t in the process of prefiguring this kind of technology, this kind of framework. So, as you understand, in the hand there is something—I don’t know what—that gives you access to “Companion,” this sort of guardian angel. And apparently in the body as well, and I imagine through Companion too, you are identified within the system. That’s what separates the “free” world from the rest, which remains very mysterious to me, and it implies that you must be constantly connected to the “light” network, permanently—and everything can be changed continuously, without you having any say. I find that to be the most abject aspect of this dynamic. And I insist: there are people who experience kinds of recoding illnesses, a sort of cancer or something like that, or even sometimes pregnancies that were not declared and not anticipated, which apparently alter the expression or the way DNA is read by “light,” and they end up being pursued by drones. These are absolutely, absolutely horrifying scenes, I can tell you.
We understand: you must not step outside the framework in that society, otherwise you put yourself at odds and pay the price.
Exactly. And those are rare moments—if we can call them that—of social violence that lead to no form of protest. And that’s also something that unsettles me, because people are like: “oh, okay, they burned her. Alright! Well, I’m going back to have a coffee.” And cheerfully!
I feel like saying that on that point, there’s not much change. We look at what’s happening in the world today and the indifference we can collectively show—through our media, our reactions to tragedies happening all over the planet—and it just passes… like ordinary news.
And then here, these may be things where, in terms of information, we don’t really have the means to act—but I’m going to share an anecdote, excuse me, from my private life as a former nurse. I was extremely shocked because, having learned all the life-saving procedures, in the metro I felt somewhat responsible for all the homeless people having medical emergencies, and for anything horrible that could happen. And every time, I would talk about it to my colleagues because I had a heavy heart and needed to get it out—especially since the SAMU social [note : French emergency service that provides medical care and social support to homeless people] often brushed me off, and so we couldn’t pick them up. We had to just watch them die quietly in the metro. I’m sorry, I can’t do that—I’m not cut out for it. And people kept telling me, “Are you a jinx?” I’m sorry, I’m not a jinx. Now we understand this through cognitive biases—it’s called the “spotlight effect.” Everyone thinks, “Someone else will react.” But no—I mean, I’m sorry, I really saw people die in atrocious conditions, in front of witnesses. And I think to myself: I’m not… I’m not in India, I’m not… I don’t know where, in the middle of a war. At some point, you have to do something. And that’s really what I see again in this society: total emotional inertia, a lack of engagement, because if you disengage emotionally from joy and compliance, then you’re next. So I think that’s the threat… [A new illustration shows well-dressed characters]. Now this is a layer of society, on the other hand, that I don’t have access to. I only see them from the outside. These are people who truly have what are called dynastic privileges. They carry the most privileged DNA, and they have access to absolutely everything—research power… everything one could desire, know, or do. These are people who live in a closed system. However, their electrical brain signals are monitored in real time. It really reminded me of the story of the “Kuram,” which I had seen in my visions. That is to say, they verify in real time that it is indeed the right person, and then they condition them to remain the same person, with the same reasoning. And above all, they occupy their function and status for life—and even beyond, because it goes much further than that. These are people who are, in fact, reincarnated. I don’t know how to explain it. Well, they die of old age, or in an accident… then they are rebuilt, and so on. Which is, for me, a rather disturbing prospect, because it’s worse than confinement within confinement. It’s absolutely total.
They are rebuilt by cloning, through cloning?
I think so. I’ve never seen that place—the place where those famous bags come from, used afterward discreetly, and which are amniotic bags, presumably for creating children. We were talking about it earlier… Yes, I think so, clearly—they make physical clones, and above all psychological clones, which for me is the most disturbing element. That is to say, it has been decided that this is what the supreme status is.
We preserve something of ourselves, but it all seems a bit shaky, a bit dubious…
Totally!
…in the sense that consciousness cannot necessarily be preserved. We’re in transhumanism, in the ultimate goal of transhumanism.
And even we, over the course of a life, evolve and change. So how could we be the same person? From what point, from when, from what—none of that makes any sense. But it’s presented as the most sacred, or the most divine, or the most wonderful form of being human. That’s how it’s seen… and that’s the goal… if we could become that, then…
The elite…
Everyone would want to become those people, because they exist in a kind of emotional, material, and moral security that no one else can reach—and they eat real food. Most of the time, they are the ones who have a kind of unlimited credit for real food. So that’s also why everyone strongly desires them, because if you can have a connection with them, your credit increases significantly, and you gain access to more food resources, and so on. And they can move outside the barrier. That’s what really intrigues me, because officially it’s presented… because they have unrestricted access to “light.” They know everything, so they can go and preserve and heal the Earth. Thank you—that’s so kind, so generous! [laughter] So… thank you for healing us all! [ironic, laughter]
Okay!
So everything that is based on care and redemption—be careful. And everything called “light”—you’ve understood, you turn it off: “turn off the lights, this isn’t Versailles!” [laughter]
But wasn’t there… you know… that crop circle… with that message in Chilbolton, I think. It was “beware of the false light,” or “beware of false lights.” There was a message like that in one of the Chilbolton or Crabwood crop circles—I don’t remember which. Those are the two crop circles, you know, that depicted an extraterrestrial, a little grey with a disc, and then the other one, which was supposed to be a response to what we had sent into space—and there was… I don’t remember the exact message, but basically it was “beware of false lights” or something like that [note: “beware the bearers of false gifts and their broken promises”]. Maybe a reference to what is going to happen to us.
Let’s hope not. Let’s hope, for heaven’s sake, that I’m the only one seeing this and that none of this will ever happen. That is my dearest wish.
We’ll do everything we can to make sure it doesn’t—we’ll hold on to what humanity we need.
Exactly. And I think these projects—sorry, but let’s use the word—of eugenics are already well underway… because we have some examples reported by mainstream media. Which means we’re dealing with journalistic sources that have a duty to report—how to put it… they would lose their jobs if they started telling nonsense. It’s not that I revere journalists, it’s just to say they took risks, facing people who could have taken them down, to put it bluntly, and also risking losing their press accreditation, which amounts to social death. So in that context, we do find such cases—and there are hundreds—children born through surrogacy. In this case, officially, it’s not in tanks, or matrices, or “meat bags,” but they are being made—and above all, it must be known—this was a scandal that shook I don’t remember which Eastern country—we had the story, it must be about 20 years old now, of twins who had been modified to have resistance, to be immune to AIDS, and who incidentally—and apparently this was not planned—developed an IQ far higher than expected for children their age when they were presented to the world. They disappeared. I don’t know if you know this, but they disappeared after their existence was revealed. And what’s extraordinary is to imagine having managed to drop a bomb—let’s call it that—and then afterward saying, “oops, sorry, we lost track of them!” But what does that even mean? You’ve just explained to us that we have the first human beings resulting from a eugenics experiment, who may be—sorry, but technically—superior to me, to us, to everyone… No, you can’t tell me you lost them. That’s…
…you don’t lose that like a set of keys in a handbag!
But clearly—and I have to say this, I have to tell you what I think—what we’re seeing here is the beginning of this kind of project. Except that, in the visions I have of this future, it goes further. There are no children, or only a few attempts to have biological children. And each time, it’s viewed a bit like… today we’d say… like someone building their own Kerterre [eco-friendly housing made from natural materials] and growing heirloom tomatoes. It’s seen as “woo-woo.” “You shouldn’t do that—you’re really a nice little savage!” And in fact, why do they do this with children? Because they guarantee that they are healthy and without defects. And we understand it—that’s the objective in this controlled environment. Everyone has to be exactly what is expected of them. Nothing must change. And from that point on, even before the cradle, there is real-time monitoring, and thus maintenance of society. Which is… for me… once again, quite insane. And when you arrive, through all your genetic determinisms, you are given a social credit capital that is tied to your body. So yes, we are indeed talking about eugenics again.
Now, I want us all to pause together and have a good laugh, because honestly, what I’m telling you—I insist—is not a prediction I’m 100% certain about. Otherwise, I wouldn’t come here to talk about it, because I’d think, well, that means we can’t defuse it and it’s over. Look at what people were predicting in 2012. This was supposed to be the last human being as imagined in the 1920s press [Hanael shows a drawing of a sort of little gnome]. So there you go—that’s just to make us laugh a bit and remind ourselves that many predictions didn’t turn out right…
That was in the 1920s? So a century ago, people thought humans would end up looking like that.
Exactly. The last baby to be born was supposed to look like that.
You mentioned The Goonies earlier—yeah, Sloth was supposed to look like that at birth. But… well, most of us, no…
I don’t feel very close to that representation, so no, I’m fine, I’m fine. [laughter] So that’s to say—we can escape anything. Don’t see it as some kind of trap closing in on us—that’s still not the message. So the score these people have and receive at birth, and which evolves throughout life, is modulated based on your past behavior, your epigenetic determinants, and your gestational conditions, the social network you build—whether friendships, family, if that even exists, because in fact many people are not raised by families and do not have children. Some are raised in collective structures, like child-rearing camps. I don’t know how else to explain it, but I insist—they don’t suffer. There is “Companion.” “Companion” is always there. “Companion” has a more… I insist… more intimate relationship with you than you would have with your mother or with anyone else. And that’s also what makes it hard to form emotional or family bonds with anyone. You’re already fully satisfied. So why would you seek anything from someone else? And above all, this also determines access—you’re already conditioned—to certain neighborhoods. What’s crazy is that one affects the other. If you’re in a stressful neighborhood, then you’re stressed, so you’re rated poorly, so it feeds into itself. Sometimes I think there are people who can’t get out at all. If you’ve fallen too low, it can only get worse. So it really is a score that functions as a loop. The score is defined by constraints. Those constraints are based on human adaptation. Human adaptation produces new data, and that data creates a new score. It’s an endless feedback loop that never stops.
You’re trapped in it.
Exactly. So you understand that on one side there are people who have their privileges—the most ultimate privileges—and those who try to adapt as much as possible. So under this illusion of equality, what we really have is neo-feudalism, if that ever interests you. There’s an author, a former Greek minister of the economy, who wrote a remarkable book along those lines called Techno-féodalisme [by Cédric Durant]. I’m not saying I agree with everything he argues—I’m just saying that he identifies early signs that I hadn’t noticed myself. And at the time I was a child; now, with my adult perspective—even though I’m not an economics specialist—he anticipates societal developments of this kind and claims we’re clearly heading in that direction.
And you might ask, “So what’s left for all these people in that kind of context?” In terms of spirituality, it’s something I tried to warn you about in the previous program: it’s a spirituality oriented—so we understand—toward mandatory meditation and toward spiritual experiences that would fall under what’s called “out-of-body experiences.” People are made to leave their bodies, but in medical and supervised contexts. In fact, everything they experience there is exactly what they experience on television. It might even be a simulation of television. Maybe they’re made to believe they’re having OBEs, but maybe that’s not even what it is. Yet they are so emotionally invested in what they’ve experienced that they’re convinced they’re in the right place, doing the right thing.
You might find this a bit judgmental, but if, on the other side, something starts endorsing a social order or political decisions, honestly, ask yourself who you’re talking to—because it’s probably not the right entity on the other end of the line. That’s not really their concern. And that’s where I wonder—isn’t it, once again, some kind of “light” artifice? Are they really aiming for OBEs?—because they’re convinced that the other side, the afterlife, is telling them: “What you’re doing is great. You’re one of the chosen ones. You’re in the best possible system—keep going.” And then people come back saying, “It’s wonderful! I got the famous fax from the afterlife telling me ‘It’s all good.’”
Honestly, if your entire spirituality—and everyone around you—is based on this emotional experience, with no unifying narrative left—no myths, no legends, no reflection on bodies of texts—then I don’t really know what remains… because you can’t move forward anymore. You just know that you feel good, that you’re right, and that you should keep going. For me, that’s quite problematic, because there’s no room for intellectual contestation—it’s not an intellectual process. Everything is about feeling.
And when they have something to celebrate, we understand that “the Alliance” organizes festivals called “Eternal Spring.” And during this “Eternal Spring,” many people have these spiritual experiences, which reinforces and consolidates things—especially since they are sometimes shared collectively, so everyone saw the same thing and it was wonderful. I find that really striking. So as you’ve understood, this spirituality replaces religion. Religion—none. No shared framework of that kind. Instead, their credo is: “We’re all part of the current, and each of us is a ripple in the water, or a small whirlpool.” You see the idea… You can’t grab a whirlpool in water, you can’t put it in a bucket—it’s water. But if it moves within the current, you see it. It’s a vision that—okay, the natural metaphor is pretty—but it’s actually deeply nihilistic.
Basically, forgive me for putting it bluntly, but what’s the point of living? There’s no meaning—we’re just a pleasant little cog that laughs, has fun, and always says yes. It’s a celebration of passivity and a lack of emotional congruence. Those who’ve consulted me or attended “Clés ésotériques” may know this: congruence—the alignment or appropriateness—is one of the most fundamental pillars of our human nature. If you don’t know what it is, look it up—you’ll come away quite struck.
So as you’ve understood, this life is one of perpetual adaptation to what this kind of total-control societal algorithm expects of you. There’s no way to provide feedback or push back. It’s you adapting, constantly. A permanent challenge. Romantic love—you’ve understood—there are still a few traditional couples, inevitably, because humans are curious and dissenters exist, but in a very marginalized form. The highest form of dissent is having a couple relationship and biological children. That’s “extreme”! [ironic laughter] If that’s all we have left… well, it’s not much.
But you understand: single people have all their needs met. They have food, drink, shelter, they have fun, and there’s “Companion” who loves them forever. What more could they need? Romantic love has no value. And if they ever seek emotions, they can just take them from someone else—we’ve understood that—through those entertainment substitutes.
For me, once again, the question of being is at the heart of this society. And how could we teach our children—those very children—and I hope you’ll have many despite what I’m describing, I hope you’ll continue to have children and be happy in family life—what could we teach them to survive in such a world?
Good question—how do we prepare them for that?
I can’t leave you with something like this, if it were to come true word for word, and just say, “Oh well, it’ll be fine.” Honestly, if I had to give just one piece of advice to survive beyond 2055: know that one of the driving forces that makes me think we’ll stay on this timeline is that there will be a boom—and maybe it’s already happening, I’m not a specialist—in businesses focused on decontaminating so-called “eternal” materials. And alongside that, another major boom will be lead decontamination.
It’s something I feel we’ve all forgotten: we’re surrounded—especially with dishes and everything we use to bring things to our mouths—by lead. I’m not saying I’ve found the main cause of all autoimmune diseases and other issues, but I find it very suspicious that we point to certain causes when in fact the cause is right in front of us—literally on our plates. We are eating materials that are making us sick. And I’m not even talking about agricultural chemicals—just basic materials. If you have any doubt, get a lead testing kit. It costs €30 or €40 and lets you test all your dishes at home. That way you can check that everything you put in your mouth—mugs, plates—contains no traces of lead. It’s extremely important, because nothing is ever guaranteed, and I assure you there are many well-known brands selling highly contaminated products.
So yes, in terms of decontamination businesses, there’s clearly a future there. And there will also be a huge market for body detoxification—both for the mind, to reach that state compatible with “Light” and the ideology of “the Alliance,” and for the organic body. As I said, there will be a major boom in kidney diseases—already an issue, but becoming even more significant. These are signals—and, let’s be honest, business opportunities—we’re talking strategy here for children, helping them build careers that allow them to survive and live before everything shifts to a standard of “credits,” let’s call it that, a kind of “universal income.” I don’t think it’s really a salary, but everyone can interpret that as they wish.
So we’re in a corrective vision of the world—and that’s something I deeply regret. We’re always trying to “fix” things. Maybe something else should be considered. But I’m only a medium, as I’ve said before. The only ones who still have direct access to nature—and who might know what’s happening beyond the boundary—are the ultra-privileged. These elites may have other secrets I don’t know about. I would love to know more about their story and what they do, but I don’t have access to that.
Of course, you’ll probably think of it—you likely already know the highly acclaimed series Black Mirror, which is indeed a reference point. Why is it a reference? It’s important to remember: it’s a compilation of stories inspired by major foundational works of science fiction. So don’t think it’s just the work of genius screenwriters—they drew from ideas that existed long before and staged them brilliantly. But it didn’t come from nowhere. I recommend it—unless you’re sensitive, because there’s quite a bit of graphic violence. If the questions we’ve raised today resonate with you and you haven’t seen the series, take a look—but in the right frame of mind.
Likewise, Dark City—mentioned several times—a must, truly a must. Then Foundation on Apple TV, adapted from Asimov’s works, though I should say it has little or almost nothing to do with the original writings. You might even find storylines reminiscent of the book Le livre de Nuréa. I’ll just leave that there. Another topic I didn’t touch on is Soylent Green, with the idea of recycling people. That’s not at all what I saw, but it’s a classic you should watch if you haven’t. And of course, 12 Monkeys—again, a little masterpiece.
All the films and series I’ve mentioned throughout this conversation—that’s about 40 hours of viewing. So, 40 hours of great evenings ahead…
…And 40 hours if you string together all of Hanael’s shows, plus all the film recommendations—and really, excellent film recommendations. I’ve discovered quite a few thanks to you. I think you’ll have plenty to keep yourselves busy, both in terms of time and reflection, with films like the ones we mentioned earlier—without wanting to sound like old-timers who think they know better than everyone else—but films that made you think, that pushed you to… well, to develop a critical mind. 12 Monkeys, which you mentioned, is one of the cult films of my youth. Dark City—no need to say more! In short, nothing but great recommendations.
So yes, we often highlight books on Nuréa TV, but the seventh art also has its place in shaping our thinking, helping us step back and gain perspective on the world—and even more so on the world that may lie ahead in the coming decades, the one you’ve just described. Will it be exactly as you’ve described it? Good question. But in any case, all these works—art—can help us approach these ideas with some distance, with a more critical mindset, and I think that’s a good thing.
In any case, I hope this program has nourished your reflections, because I insist: I’m not here to tell you that, in a deterministic way, you won’t escape the control of private ecosystem cities, city-states, which seem to exist within a system called “the Alliance,” governed by a so-called “Light” technology. Okay—limited energy, all needs satisfied—but again, I insist: I don’t know what lies beyond that, and I don’t know whether it is good in itself. So we’ve questioned these societal developments from an ethical standpoint. And I insist: the future is like a garden in which you plant seeds. If what you plant is “empathy,” “mutual aid,” and “practical sense,” then perhaps we’ll diverge from that future where about 150 privileged individuals exploit 8 billion others under a hegemony of violence. So it’s up to all of us to reflect on how we want to shape that future.
And I want to clarify, for those who don’t know me at all as a medium: I insist, I don’t claim perfection. But among the things we’ve been able to verify—things that, in a sense, are indisputable… Of three small aircraft crashes I had predicted, due to mechanical failure—not pilot stress or anything like that—all three occurred over the past four years. And one person even kindly sent me a press clipping confirming the event. Each time, I insist, it’s not something I could have caused—because you know, that would be what’s called a self-fulfilling prophecy: I tell you you’ll fall down the stairs tomorrow, and if I repeat it convincingly enough, you’ll get so anxious that you actually fall…
…It would amplify the event.
Exactly. And here, it can’t be that, since we’re talking about technical failure, or a poorly done inspection—or one that was done, but carelessly. And each time, I told them, “I assure you…” and we were able, in a way, to avoid the terrible outcome I had seen—that is, a fatal crash—because they were psychologically prepared. People told themselves, “This is possible—Hanael described something like this,” and when the event happened, two of them told me it was as if everything slowed down, because they had the presence of mind to think, “Okay, this is it—what do I do?” And so they managed a much smoother landing. There were no deaths—otherwise I wouldn’t even talk about it, because that would be far too horrific—but they succeeded. It was just crumpled metal. That said, I guarantee there was material damage.
There was an insurance report to fill out. [laughter]
But yes—and I was so happy, because I thought: this is useful. It’s not just about telling you horrible things that can’t be avoided—because that would be a dreadful profession. You’d wonder, what’s the point? It would be cynical. But here, we see it can do some good, and I hope—and that’s the purpose of this show—that it can have the same effect. At least, that’s my wish.
I hope so too. Thank you for that touch of optimism, because what you’ve presented today—let’s call it what it is—it’s a dystopia. Some people… when we talk about dystopia, it means I’m judging this future you’ve described—not that you’re announcing it, but that you’ve glimpsed it—and yes, I allow myself to judge it, because I feel humanity gets lost in it, and many things that seem like fundamental human values are lost… even if we agree that today’s world isn’t perfect either.
I’d like to end by coming back to the timeline. What you’ve described does seem consistent with the evolution I’ve seen over the past 20 years—these notions of “engagement,” of needing recognition, of belonging… all that resonates. But I also feel like everything is accelerating, that our world is evolving faster and faster, and technology plays a big role in that. Still, I struggle to imagine this happening in 30, 40, or 50 years. It feels like a much more distant future—maybe 2100 or 2150. Yet here we’re talking about 2050.
Do you have something to say about that, Hanael?
It could be, because the key factor that really determines when all this happens—and I repeat, sorry if I’m repeating myself—is the declassification of all these secret technologies, which are already in our hands and perhaps already being used by certain people in a discretionary way. That’s what conditions the arrival of all these developments. And like the other examples I mentioned—like the satellite and the gastro issue—once those thresholds are crossed, the rest unfolds. For me, that’s what truly determines things. It’s when these technologies are openly acknowledged and affirmed. And what’s happening before the U.S. Congress, to me, clearly shows a will to bring about this future through revelation. I insist: it might sound like I’m condemning that revelation because it leads to everything else—but I’m not condemning it. I’m simply observing based on what I’ve seen. I’m not making a value judgment. That’s why it seemed important to share this with you. If I’ve seen correctly, and this is indeed what’s unfolding, and we move positively toward disclosure—then fine. “The revelation of joy”… but maybe not for everyone!
Hanael, thank you so, so much. Thank you for agreeing to come and share these visions. It’s not easy, because when you talk about predictions, you expose yourself to judgment—people might say, “She’s talking nonsense,” or “Yes, that’s exactly it.” I just want to emphasize that you have to stand firm to share things like this, and I thank you for it. I know you’ve described things as objectively as possible, even though everything you perceive is filtered through who you are—that’s important to remember. But thank you sincerely for sharing this, for having that courage. I hope the Nuréens will make good use of it. Take it as you wish. If you think this is completely unrealistic, that’s your right. You can judge the content—but not the intent. Because this is sharing, just as you’ve always done on Nuréa TV. It’s for you, the audience—to help you reflect, gain perspective, anticipate. It’s a gift. Do what you want with it. But Hanael, thank you again for all of this.
From the bottom of my heart, thank you to you, Guillaume, and to Nora for providing this space of expression that is Nuréa TV. And as you said—and I hope people understand the nuance—I didn’t deliver a sermon. I didn’t tell you, “This is certain, this will hit us and that’s it.” I’m telling you: I see it, I see it persistently, I’m concerned, and I would like us to find a more positive outcome together. I would be delighted to be wrong—that would be the greatest gift in the world. So don’t think Hanael wanted to scare you or make you depressed. Those who know me know that’s not my position at all. And thank you to all the listeners who stayed with us until the end of this program.
Let’s approach this future with a smile—but not a naive smile from people hypnotized by future technology—rather with optimism. A big thank you to all of you. Thank you as well for being here tonight for this broadcast. I’ll see you very soon on our channel. Take care of yourselves—and what I suggest is that we face this future with our feet firmly on the ground and our heads in the stars. See you soon. Bye!