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    Venkatesh Rao‏ @vgr 23 Apr 2018
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    I want to compile the top 7 social evolution laws that are likely to apply for the next decade. A sort of folk-psychohistory model. Here’s my candidate, and the benchmark to beat. Rules: must be 1 sentence, and stated qualitatively even if underlying intuition is mathematicalhttps://twitter.com/vgr/status/988596051266318336 …

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    Every social phenomenon that’s a function of a power gradient approaches its baroque absurdity limit as the gradient approaches vertical This might be the best argument against rising inequality As the 1% control absurd fractions of wealth, society gets too absurd to navigate
    7:09 PM - 23 Apr 2018
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      1. Ben King‏ @Grimeandreason 23 Apr 2018
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        "Reversion to mean", particularly wrt wealth inequality.

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      1. Patrick Atwater‏ @patwater 23 Apr 2018
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        Oh whoops meant to put this here The deconstruction of every social edifice will continue until society finds a way to engage constructively with the absolute

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      1. Patrick Atwater‏ @patwater 23 Apr 2018
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        The most critical political junctures will occur where software least effectively eats the world

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      1. Patrick Atwater‏ @patwater 23 Apr 2018
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        The more assimovian the law the less bearing on the world in 2020. This is kinda fun Another vector: how many mules will we see before 2020? What sector will the mule come from?

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      1. Patrick Atwater‏ @patwater 23 Apr 2018
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        The transition from national to city power will seem impossible in the mainstream discourse until it is seen as inevitable https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/556856/?__twitter_impression=true …

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      1. Christopher G‏ @galtenberg 23 Apr 2018
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        A network of computers can only increase social entropy (following from the premise that computers can only increase mental entropy). Put another way: Decrease in rate of social entropy can only happen in absence of devices (and consideration of devices, re: McLuhan).

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      2. Mick Costigan‏ @micostigan 23 Apr 2018
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        Young male “incel”-inspired or sublimated nihilistic behavior and violence will challenge real world governments and internet overlords. Paroxysms of popular outrage will further alienate and radicalize. VR is the wildcard but I think it fails. Keep an eye on Facebook

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        [obvious recency bias question given Toronto, but I would have said this before today also]

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