1/ good essay, but a buried line in it: > I conclude from all this that we have a strong and increasing DIY norm. I agree, but I'm curious why. There's something in human nature that insists on conservation of DIY, likely as an expression of agency (IMO).https://twitter.com/robinhanson/status/1413234799523868682 …
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2/ We are wired so that agency is important to us. More and more in my circles are expressing their desire to not be an "urban bugman". That's one subculture's take on agency, but in other corners it takes the form of "I do my own laundry, I'm not SPOILED and sending it out".
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Yes it is puzzling, but a distraction from this post.
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agreed that it's a distraction I'm not criticizing your post for not including it; I'm just using your post as a launchpad for my own digression
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