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It's funny, I found it so clunky as a political slogan that I'm only now considering it as a concept. And it is an appealing Andreessen-esque idea, depending on how it's executed. I do think there's a case for optimism that very big, cool, important things COULD happen in 2021
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Knew you were gonna say that. I personally don't understand why this set of themes and variations should be designated ahistorical when the previous ones were not.
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I think it’s because tech has lost the ability to trigger fundamentally new dynamics. New history needs something like cryofreezing, artificial wombs, extreme longevity tech, gene hacking...
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But ... isn't the entire notion of the Great Weirding predicated on a bewildering acceleration of communication and other tech-enabled activities that fundamentally changes the way we relate to ourselves, one another, and the world?
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I'm glad history ended because I regret starting an argument with you about it and feel like I can now just pretend it never happened
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