The real 'culture war' isn't about Left vs. Right, or libertarians vs. authoritarians. It's about people who try to think past 2050 vs. people who can't think past 2020.
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Examples of disagreements along this spectrum?
People concerned about existential risks vs. those just concerned about global catastrophic risks. People who worry about civilizational sustainability vs. those concerned about partisan 'issues'. People who aim to colonize Mars vs. those who aim to buy a beach house in Malibu.
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This makes sense to me when considering monetary policy. "But this long run is a misleading guide to current affairs. In the long run we are all dead." - John Maynard Keynes Austrian's argument against Keynes is that he's sacrificing the future for the present.
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Also when considering Breeders vs. Non-breeders. But doesn't that already line up with Right vs. Left?
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People who are concerned with new algorithmic political systems vs those who worry about blue or red wave.
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I don't think this is the lens that pervades most of our culture. The vast majority of people worry about neither existential risks nor GCRs. #2 may be an important divide, but it's nowhere near 50/50; it's like 2/98, and the 98 doesn't really even think about the 2.
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Big and long-term picture versus momentary issues.
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Why would anyone to go to Mars? It is a dead planet.
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To bring it to life.
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The secrets to sustainability all involve continuous advances in technology. Thos advances, in practice, always happen where there are accumulations of investment capital and usually a profit motive. Economics dictate tech and tech is prerequisite for sustainability.
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