Damn this is a dumb article. Author is the guy who called Bret Stephens a bedbug. wired.com/story/the-1000
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didn't read the whole thing, but I actually agree on the object level re: the clock *when pitched as a humanitarian project.* like, come on. I'm down when it's pitched as an art project
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It’s humanitarian as well. Art can be humanitarian. Humans do not live by cancer cures alone.
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it's a silly argument; the better critique revolves around the idea of chronocolonialism and the human penchant to constantly improve & break new ground:
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If the headline is a pun on purpose then I love it. Whether it is or isn’t, of course the clock is a waste of time. A mature civilization is defined by what it does with its excesses.
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These are the same people who cried over notre dame, another meaningless building project
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