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This essay is excellent, but I wonder a bit about the fact that it focused on the US only. On a global scale I think that experiences are continuing to compress
by harryh 11y ago
This essay is excellent, but I wonder a bit about the fact that it focused on the US only. On a global scale I think that experiences are continuing to compress and will continue to do so for at least a few generations.
If this is true, does it invalidate pg's overall thesis? I'm not sure. Interesting to think about though.
- wutbrodo 11y ago> I wonder a bit about the fact that it focused on the US only. On a global scale I think that experiences are continuing to compress and will continue to do so for at least a few generations. There's actually a little allusion to this in footnote 21: > [21] Globally the trend has been in the other direction. While the US is becoming more fragmented, the world as a whole is becoming less fragmented, and mostly in good ways. He didn't elaborate, but I suppose the essay was already pretty hefty.
- harryh 11y agoAh, I missed that footnote. Thanks!