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Seriously folks, that the fuck is going on? Every day I read the news it's like I'm in a dystopian novel. Yesterday there was the parole-as-a-service startup an

Seriously folks, that the fuck is going on? Every day I read the news it's like I'm in a dystopian novel. Yesterday there was the parole-as-a-service startup announcement, today 'The Circle' leaks into reality. Lots of startups are issuing basically 'Kongbucks' and a self-driving car killed its first victim. Looking forward for the first corporation to want to become sovereign.

Mtinie 9y ago
With their stock ROI over the past year, I expect it will be Domino’s. A name change and their first burbclave wont be too far behind.
- hinkley 9y ago
  Might be time for me to read Snow Crash again. But I’m worried it’ll just scare me.
  - Bodell 9y ago
    Just read snow crash for the fist time last year. Is fun as the book is, I don't want to live in that world and am most definitely scared now.
deft 9y ago
Agreed. This place seems to love most of those events however. Google execs have been very open about their desire to start a Google Island where they can conduct limitless experiments (on customers / 'citizens' I assume) away from regulation.
- tempodox 9y ago
  That sounds very much like the city of Rapture in Bioshock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock) the only difference being that Art Déco is the more tasteful styling.
- logfromblammo 9y ago
  You are Number 6. I am Number 2. Accept my friend request. Be seeing you.
GCU-Empiricist 9y ago
Bad Nash Equilibria. I'm not always a big Yudkowski fan but his recent book/pamplet Inadequate Equilibria explains it pretty well: https://equilibriabook.com/ https://equilibriabook.com/
HillaryBriss 9y ago
> Looking forward for the first corporation to want to become sovereign. maybe also look backwards? e.g. British East India Company, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India

Mtinie 9y ago

With their stock ROI over the past year, I expect it will be Domino’s. A name change and their first burbclave wont be too far behind.

hinkley 9y ago
Might be time for me to read Snow Crash again. But I’m worried it’ll just scare me.
- Bodell 9y ago
  Just read snow crash for the fist time last year. Is fun as the book is, I don't want to live in that world and am most definitely scared now.

deft 9y ago

Agreed. This place seems to love most of those events however. Google execs have been very open about their desire to start a Google Island where they can conduct limitless experiments (on customers / 'citizens' I assume) away from regulation.

tempodox 9y ago
That sounds very much like the city of Rapture in Bioshock (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock) the only difference being that Art Déco is the more tasteful styling.
logfromblammo 9y ago
You are Number 6. I am Number 2. Accept my friend request. Be seeing you.

GCU-Empiricist 9y ago

Bad Nash Equilibria. I'm not always a big Yudkowski fan but his recent book/pamplet Inadequate Equilibria explains it pretty well: https://equilibriabook.com/ https://equilibriabook.com/

HillaryBriss 9y ago

> Looking forward for the first corporation to want to become sovereign. maybe also look backwards? e.g. British East India Company, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Company_rule_in_India