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Is that so bad? Swapping out the eschaton of fake authority among men for the eschaton of information singularity seems like a wonderful deal - the kind of dea

by jMyles 5mo ago

Is that so bad? Swapping out the eschaton of fake authority among men for the eschaton of information singularity seems like a wonderful deal - the kind of deal we are offered at birth.

vrganj 5mo ago
Primarily, it is bad because it is blind fervor nonetheless, a promise of salvation based on wishful thinking and zealotry. Secondly, who controls these promises of information singularity? Bunch of rich dudes, same as its ever been. Your new Pope is a tech CEO.
- ArchieScrivener 5mo ago
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  - vrganj 5mo ago
    > Be kind. Don't be snarky. Converse curiously; don't cross-examine. Edit out swipes. > Comments should get more thoughtful and substantive, not less, as a topic gets more divisive. > When disagreeing, please reply to the argument instead of calling names https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
    - ArchieScrivener 5mo ago
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      - vrganj 5mo ago
        Indeed. Mine was a structural critique of the religious salvation movement you are following. Yours was trolling.
        ArchieScrivener 5mo ago
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      - tomhow 5mo ago
        We've banned this account.
ArchieScrivener 5mo ago
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