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You are right, except: "solutionism will fail. Magic technology will not come to save us." You just can't know this. It might be true. But it might not. That's
by exolymph 2mo ago
You are right, except: "solutionism will fail. Magic technology will not come to save us."
You just can't know this. It might be true. But it might not. That's the thing about the future, it is fundamentally alien.
- throwaway_7274 2mo agoI mean… I guess, sure. But on a scale of “heavier-than-air powered flight is impossible” to “superluminal signaling is impossible,” it’s like… realistically, about halfway in-between? Enough that I’d sooner start lifting weights and practicing my scary face than count on a third-act gizmotron.