just this chapter on how humans have survived extinction events: https://twitter.com/keatondun/status/1232996378223116289?s=21 …https://twitter.com/keatondun/status/1232996378223116289 …
some books to help you understand right now: antifragile, nassim taleb. the accidental superpower, peter zeihan. the hundred-year marathon, michael pillsbury. the three-body prooblem, liu cixin. and (duh) the sovereign individual, davidson / rees-mogg.
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Spillover by David Quammen is very educational on pandemics
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Think I get the others based on synopses but unclear about TBP, which is the only one I’ve actually read. Is it just the idea of geopolitical co-ord. vs existential threat?
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The Sovereign Individual is incredible. Hard to believe it’s almost 25 years old.
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I like all books listed except for this one which I couldn’t make it past the first chapters. It’s ancient and doesn’t feel relevant. (CMV?)
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Hundred year marathon is excellent.
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Enlightenment now
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I enjoyed the 3-body problem, but wouldn't necessarily think of it for this list -- are you saying that because of the red army parts?
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Best parallel imo: the virus has some of the same knowledge- and coordination-limiting properties as a sophon. Would love to hear what you were thinking
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