The opening anecdote of that article is basically “A bunch of professors told me bad things were happening, I told them they were wrong because iPhones.” Like there’s a case to be made for optimism but holy shit that isn’t it.
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“Don’t steer about climate change and the far-right tide, because
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I didn't say it made sense, just that I like it... ;-)
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Lord. What we need is some militant realism
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I wonder if it was techno-optimism that made Jamal Khashoggi turn on his Apple Watch?
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What's interesting is that none of the FANG stocks are in this space (except, augmented intelligence but doesn't seem like that's the core business for them)pic.twitter.com/qZGUwyRqlB
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The mania for hope is, a product of a sick consumer culture that promises we can have everything we want if we just believe so. It prevents us from making cold, realistic calculations about our fate, where hope springs from kindness+action in the face of assured destruction
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