Fall, Mortality, and Machine in Tolkien, Part 3: Machines and Magic and the Human Condition

Tolkien’s attitude toward mechanization sometimes leads people to think of him as a Luddite, but that’s not really accurate. Nevertheless, he did have some negative opinions about “the Machine,” which he equated with “Magic,” and this final video in this series explores some of the ways he might have been onto something.For my previous two videos in this series:Fall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJCXQqCE5no&pp=0gcJCbIJAYcqIYzvMortality: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJGfWI-aGWEFor GirlNextGondor’s excellent video on Tolkien and AI, go here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1FvJdNKn6YOther Links: Playeur (formerly Utreon):https://playeur.com/c/TolkienLorePodcast/Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/c-355195Odysee: https://odysee.com/@TolkienLore:fTwitter: https://twitter.com/jrrtlorePatreon: https://www.patreon.com/tolkiengeekXero Shoes (affiliate link): https://xeroshoes.com/go/TolkienGeekDiscord server invite link: https://discord.gg/EVKynAj2m9 (Iflink is expired contact me at [email protected] I’ll send a fresh invite link).