My current diagram of civilization is Howl's Moving Castle with a big streetlight and a phonograph sticking out the top.
I'm blanking on a concrete analogy for sudden advances that rapidly change societies - like agriculture, bronze, oil, the Green Revolution
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@sarahdoingthing black swan? -
@cwage looking for concrete - amusing to picture a black swan literally rebuilding civilization with its bill, just pecking everything - 2 more replies
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@sarahdoingthing avalanche/mudslide -
@St_Rev I like that because it emphasizes precarious vulnerability - lacks a reorganizing component though (allowing MORE complexity after) - 2 more replies
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Mind poisoned by Civ and boardgames - "technology tiles" no. "Genetic mutation" too narrow. I like "dragons" but wish I could demystify.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@sarahdoingthing have you heard Alan Moore's thing about how our culture is turning to steam? It's on YT -
@NathanWrites going to have to get a lot more high before I watch that haha
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@MorlockP I like that (<3 Fischer's "The Great Wave") although waves do damage in predictable ways, they don't *reorganize* everything. - 1 more reply
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