> Uhhhh, it didn’t end well because (in the book) humanity was doomed to evolutionarily tear itself apart Yes and no. Humanity ends as something else takes its

> Uhhhh, it didn’t end well because (in the book) humanity was doomed to evolutionarily tear itself apart Yes and no. Humanity ends as something else takes its place. Quoting from the book (haha of course I just pulled this up on my Kindle): But there is one analogy which is–well, suggestive and helpful. It occurs over and over again in your literature. Imagine that every man's mind is an island, surrounded by ocean. Each seems isolated, yet in reality all are linked by the bedrock from which they spring. If the ocean were to vanish, that would be the end of the islands. They would all be part of one continent, but their individuality would have gone. Telepathy, as you have called it, is something like this. Swap "telepathy" with "telecommunications" and the analogy is–well, suggestive and helpful. The book is one of my favorites. Lo and Behold is also worth a watch. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_and_Behold%2C_Reveries_of_the_Connected_World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lo_and_Behold%2C_Reveries_of_t...