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Yes, the basic idea has been re-hashed endlessly: http://www.thecourier.com/manifest.htm http://www.thecourier.com/manifest.htm It sort of bothers me that thi
by mynameishere 19y ago
Yes, the basic idea has been re-hashed endlessly:
http://www.thecourier.com/manifest.htm http://www.thecourier.com/manifest.htm
It sort of bothers me that this is getting upmodded--not because it's off-topic, but because it's so painfully banal--every high schooler has already thought these things through completely, just like this:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42398 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42398
- Tichy 19y agoI didn't see the article as a manifesto against industrialism, despite the sensationalist title. Jared Diamond is a researcher, after all - I just found it informative to learn something about ancient societies, without jumping to conclusions from that.