Main/Council of Humanity.md

# Council of Humanity

## Mental health experts

### Daniel Mackler

* Musician, filmmaker, Youtuber, and writer.
* Former psychotherapist.
* Author of TODO

* Website: [link](https://wildtruth.net/)
* YouTube: [link](http://www.youtube.com/@dmackler58)

### [Gabor Maté](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabor_Mat%C3%A9)

* Website: [link](https://drgabormate.com/)

### [Bessel van der Kolk](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessel_van_der_Kolk)

* Psychiatrist, author, researcher and educator.
* Author of "The Body Keeps the Score"

* Website: [link](https://www.besselvanderkolk.com/)

## Hard scientists who can actually talk to other people, "non-nerds"

### [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson)

* Astrophysicist, author, and science communicator.

### Bill Nye???

### [Mark Rober](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rober)

* YouTuber, engineer, inventor, and educator.

* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@MarkRober)

## Creative people in touch with their emotions

### [Toby Fox](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Fox)

* Video game developer and composer.
* Creator of Undertale and Deltarune.

### [Davey Wreden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davey_Wreden)

* Game designer and developer.
* Creator of The Stanley Parable and The Beginner's Guide.

### [Yoko Taro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoko_Taro)

* Video game director and scenario writer.
* The mastermind behind NieR and NieR: Automata.

### [Godfrey Reggio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godfrey_Reggio)

* Director of experimental documentary films.
* Creator of the Qatsi trilogy.

### [Philip Glass](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Glass)

* Composer and pianist.
* Author of many amazing movie soundtracks, especially in collaboration with Godfrey Reggio.

* Website: [link](https://philipglass.com/)

### Creative team behind [Arcane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series))

### Creative team behind [The Owl House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Owl_House)

### Creative team behind [She-Ra and the Princesses of Power](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She-Ra_and_the_Princesses_of_Power)

### Creative team behind [Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellblade:_Senua%27s_Sacrifice)

### Creative team behind [Spec Ops: The Line](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spec_Ops:_The_Line)

### Creative team behind [This War of Mine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_War_of_Mine)

### [Fullbright](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fullbright_(company))

* Wikipedia says that there is one person in the company right now, but seriously, everyone who genuinely worked on Gone Home and Tacoma are in.

### Creative team behind [Night in the Woods](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_in_the_Woods)

### [Justin Roiland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justin_Roiland)

* Voice actor, animator, writer, producer, and director.
* Co-creator of Rick and Morty.

### [Goldfrapp](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfrapp)

* Electronic music duo from London.

* Website: [link](https://www.goldfrapp.com/)

### [Harry Brewis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hbomberguy)

* YouTuber, activist.

* Raised more than $347,000 for the trans charity during his 57-hour Donkey Kong 64 Twitch stream.

* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@hbomberguy)
* Patreon: [link](https://www.patreon.com/hbomb)

### MarcoMeatball

* Former pro opera singer, turned voice actor, turned youtuber.

* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@MarcoMeatball)
* Twitch: [link](https://www.twitch.tv/marcomeatball)
* X: [link](https://x.com/MrMarcoMeatball)
* Discord: [link](https://discord.gg/pmHVrBGfQu)
* Patreon: [link](https://patreon.com/marcomeatball)
* Ko-fi: [link](https://ko-fi.com/marcodmeatball)

### Michał "FalKKonE" Sokołowski

* Music writer, arranger, and producer.
* Best known for his iconic Intense Symphonic Metal style.

* Website: [link](https://www.falkkone.com/)

### Samuel Kim

* Epic and Cinematic Arrangements of Film, TV, Anime and Game Soundtracks!

* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@samuelkimmusic)
* Spotify: [link](https://open.spotify.com/artist/2bdcBjvuI9worc472GbeU0?si=A6m2cKLQQiW1odSOwSTEOQ)
* Apple Music: [link](https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/samuel-kim/1489801552)
* YouTube Music: [link](https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC5LMr1oW9sZp5DVK9xr_k9A)
* Patreon: [link](https://www.patreon.com/samuelkimmusic)

### [Bo Burnham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bo_Burnham)

* Stand-up comedian, musician, YouTuber, actor, and filmmaker.

* Website: [link](https://www.boburnham.com/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@boburnham)

### Ross Scott

* Website: [link](https://www.accursedfarms.com/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@Accursed_Farms)

### [Ricky Gervais](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricky_Gervais)

* Comedian, actor, writer, producer, director and musician.

* Website: [link](https://rickygervais.com/)

### [John Oliver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Oliver)

* Comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.

* Website: [link](https://www.iamjohnoliver.com/)

### [Hasan Minhaj](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasan_Minhaj)

* Comedian, writer, producer, actor and television host.

* Website: [link](https://www.hasanminhaj.com/)

### [Johnny Harris](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Harris_(journalist))

* YouTuber, filmmaker, and independent journalist.

* Website: [link](https://www.johnnyharris.ch/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@johnnyharris)

### [Bill Maher](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Maher)

* Comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.

* Website: [link](https://billmaher.com/)

## Business experts

### [Ray Dalio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Dalio)

* Billionaire investor and hedge fund manager.
* Author of TODO.

### [Christopher Voss](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Voss)

* Businessman, author, and academic.
* Former FBI hostage negotiator.

* Website: [link](https://www.blackswanltd.com/chris-voss)

### [Linus Sebastian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Sebastian)

* CEO of Linus Media Group.

YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@LinusTechTips)

### Gamers Nexus

PC hardware reviews, game benchmarks, component analysis.

* Website: [link](https://gamersnexus.net/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus)

### [Pine64](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine64)

Hong Kong-based organization that designs, manufactures, and sells single-board computers, notebook computers, as well as smartwatch/smartphones.

* Website: [link](https://pine64.org/)

## Lawyers

### Leonard French

* Tinkerer, programmer, and lawyer.

* Website: [link](https://lawfulmasses.com/)
* X: [link](https://twitter.com/leonardjfrench)
* Patreon: [link](https://patreon.com/ljfrench)

## Firearms/military experts

### Brandon Herrera

* Website: [link](https://www.theakguy.com/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@BrandonHerrera)
* X: [link](https://twitter.com/TheAKGuy)
* Instagram: [link](https://instagram.com/realbrandonherrera)

### [Jonathan Ferguson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ferguson)

* Firearm historian and author.
* Became popular from GameSpot's "Firearm Expert Reacts" series.

* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@RoyalArmouries)

### Creative team behind [Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Rainbow_Six_(video_game))

### Creative team behind [Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Clancy%27s_Ghost_Recon_(2001_video_game))

### Creative team behind [Insurgency](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurgency_(video_game))

### Creative team behind [Arma 3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arma_3)

### Creative team behind [Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty_4:_Modern_Warfare)

## Modern day philosophers

### [David Benatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Benatar)

* Philosopher, academic, and author.
* Antinatalist.
* Author of "Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence".

### Gary Inmendham

Philosopher, efilist.

* Website: [link](http://www.efilism.com/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@inmendham)

### exurb1a

YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@Exurb1a)
Facebook: [link](https://www.facebook.com/exurb1a/)
Patreon: [link](https://www.patreon.com/exurb1r)

### [Abigail Thorn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abigail_Thorn)

* YouTuber, actress, and playwright.
* Youtube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyTube)

## Human rights activists

### [Alexey Navalny](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexei_Navalny)

* Russian opposition leader, lawyer, anti-corruption activist and a political prisoner.

* Website: [link](https://navalny.com/)
* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@NavalnyLiveChannel)

Died before I could publish this document. Rest in peace, fellow King.

### [Edward Snowden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Snowden)

* Former computer intelligence consultant and whistleblower.

* Website: [link](https://edwardsnowden.substack.com/)

### [Chelsea Manning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_Manning)

* Activist and whistleblower.

### [Julian Assange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Assange)

* Editor, publisher, and activist.
* Creator of WikiLeaks.

### [James Stephanie Sterling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Stephanie_Sterling)

* Freelance video game journalist, critic, pundit, YouTuber, and professional wrestler.

* YouTube: [link](https://www.youtube.com/@JimSterling)