@cstross at his best, I think (perhaps there's only The Coldest War where his voice was even better)https://twitter.com/samim/status/1000810079812308992 …
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I highly respect your approach to hard problems & your style tackling them. As such, I want to invite you to this group challenge:https://twitter.com/samim/status/1000816810529312769 …
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samim @samimReplying to @Bopuc @cstrossIts the obvious projection of whats unfolding right now - v.well formulated, on-point & terrifying. Here is a *much* harder task: Formulate a highly realistic & non utopian, vision of the near future, which is not utterly shit. While there are trends, the future is ours to shape1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Giving this integrity requires to begin by accepting that no solution might exist, or if one exists, that the price might be too high for us to pay.
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samim @samim"The human race has a decent track record of extracting ourselves from profound difficulties once we understand the cause. We have to evaluate our values & ask what do i want? Either we give up in despair & do nothing, or do something with passion and conviction" - S.SolomonShow this thread1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
No, we first require the full commitment to abstain from all wishful thinking. Otherwise all our utopias are doomed.
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