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The critical point of the article holds true of everything in human social networks (be it religion/culture/philosophy/apps/industry...). If you don't achieve
by th43o2i4234234 2y ago
The critical point of the article holds true of everything in human social networks (be it religion/culture/philosophy/apps/industry...).
If you don't achieve virality, you're as good as dead. Once a episteme/meme spreads like wild-fire there's very little chance for a reassessment based on value/function - because the scope is now the big axis of valuation.
It's actually worse because humanity is now a single big borg. Even 30-40 years back, there were sparsely connected pools where different species of fish could exist - not any more. The elites of every single country is a part of the Anglosphere, and their populations mimic them (eventually).
This tumbling towards widespread mono-memetism in every single sphere of life is deeply dissatisfying about the modern human life, not just for PL/OS/... but also for culture etc.
Anthropocene of humanity itself.
- esafak 2y ago> If you don't achieve virality, you're as good as dead. Are you? Maybe the worse solution peaks faster, but can be supplanted by a better solution in the future, like how Rust is displacing C/C++ in new projects. The better solution may never be popular yet persist.
- th43o2i4234234 2y agoRust is nowhere near displacing C++. There's typically a "exhaustion" phase with mono-memetism/theories where everyone gets sick and tired of the "one and only way" and it becomes fashionable to try out new things (eg. Xtianity in Europe). We're not at this point where the olds can be toppled.
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- pjmlp 2y agoFor Rust to fully displace C++, it needs to eventually bootstrap itself, until then, C++ will be around. Additionally there are no significant new projects being done in Rust for the games industry, AI/ML, HPC, HFT, compiler backends, hardware design,....
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