I understand the cynical take, but really, most of it is people wanting to broaden their circle of passivity, to justify their own. meh.
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Not everyone can or should to be engaged with everything. But why try to discourage and tsk-tsk everyone else? That's the pernicious part.
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Cynicism and savvy-posturing will corrode one's soul. We all vent. I just don't like the effort to beat down people who want to ask Q now.
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This *is* a historical, transformative moment. Rapid, profound transformations: tech, computation & politics. "Nothing new" won't age well.
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We got pocket computers (which surveill and connect) in billions of hands, in about a decade, and people are still "nothing new"ing this.
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Anyway, don't let people cynic (v) or savvy (v) you. The posturing is not about you, it's about their own need to self-justify. /rant end
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hahaha sorry cannot end without this. you got me.https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/840966513670610944 …
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It's possible to be doing tons of right things before, not be naive or a dupe or a shill, *and* welcome new people asking questions now.
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Haha no. But good Q. My point doesn't mean nothing's ever hyped beyond recognition. Those were. Add: facts matter. https://twitter.com/jvagle/status/840974683839299584 …
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Differentiate: scaremongering & hype meant to scare people—evening news & crime. Cynicism meant to pacify you—"you just discovered this?".
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This is great. Concerted effort to beat back people who start asking questions. (Remain a skeptic. Don't beat back). http://cryto.net/~joepie91/blog/2014/02/01/anti-solutionism/ …
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