Im always surprised how many well read people don't bother to have an opinion on what caused the takeoff circa 1500.pic.twitter.com/F0a2bqB616
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Im always surprised how many well read people don't bother to have an opinion on what caused the takeoff circa 1500.pic.twitter.com/F0a2bqB616
Any plausible theory needs to describe a self-propelling circuit. Without prolonged self-reinforcing dynamics, no 'foom'. ...
... Also worth explicit note: We're already inside the Singularity (initial bifurcation -- or ignition -- is critical point).
this seems clearly true to me, though I haven't seen many people make an explicit link back to 16th century..
..it also renders the original tweet a bit academic. The kindling material is less interesting than the telos of the process..
..Mises and Wiener explicitly touch on the respective econ and tech sides. What else is out there, you, Kevin Kelly, Bostrom?
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