It could be—I have no evidence it isn’t. In addition they could be taking the long view where one has to ask—how does this work out as a system over time? What do you do if you have no system? Whatever your political principles, the arbitrary nature of SCOTUS decisions now are absurd on their face.
The answer is that once the rule of law has been eroded all the smart money will leave this country and so will the tax revenue. My oldest mentors reminded me that without the rule of law we cannot have Effective Government and that is a difference between successful and marginalized democracies.
People will start to drift away eventually but at the moment the tech sector is planning to vampirically suck the government dry. They’ve found their mark so they aren’t going to leave until every drop is drained (though they will try to wreck the EU so they can do it there next).
I feel similarly, esp with regard to the EU being a target. Frankly the most recent Alaska summit appeared to me more like the launch meeting for a coordinated attack than a mediation
Accordingly to actuarial tables Trump likely has 8 more years to live. I do wish the EU understood they can’t meekly outwait or outlast him—they have to unify to oppose him directly, and do it quickly before he takes them down with us.
8 years? I doubt it he’s in early to mid stage dementia.
Yeah, I know. People can live decades with dementia though.
But likely can’t lead a country
Clearly not!
Like what evolutionary biologists call adaptive radiation, which is mostly triggered by environmental shifts, we're witnessing rapid diversification across multiple domains simultaneously - artificial intelligence, biotechnology, space exploration, renewable energy, etc /3
We don’t have AGI, we aren’t going to live in space for a very long time—possibly ever. We will get some minerals though and so on.
Totally agree. The mirage is a product
OK. But some of this is hokum.
Of course it is
Human cultural norms and our most well established societal structures are all being challenged as everything around us undergoes explosive change within the same compressed timeframe. What historically took centuries now unfolds in decades or years. /4
It sure feels like we're living through one of those rare periods where the normal rules of gradual change do not apply any more. Traditional timelines and norms are giving way to transformational acceleration that will fundamentally reshape human civilization. /5
Some people embrace transformation and navigate. Others do not. One approach survives. Just for fun, I would like to share that I am actually thinking a lot about The Wonder Twins these days and their amazing ability to transform and shapesgift. 'form of a pail of water! 🦅🪣💦 Such power 😉 /6
I am not sure if you think WE will shapeshift. I believe we are irreducibly biological —though of course we can do a lot within those parameters, possibly many things we haven’t thought of yet.
Unfortunately I think Google Glass was a hokey preview of a hybrid human computer future where people graft technology onto themselves. I expect also that nanobots will be deployed instead of scalpels on the future like so many little scrubbing bubbles 😂 youtu.be/EFeEMx7ElBg?...
But seriously, Hungarian refugee and Berkeley PhD Andy Grove joined Fairchild Semiconductor in 1963 as a researcher, becoming assistant director of development by 1967. At Fairchild, he pioneered crucial MOS device research alongside the founders who revolutionized integrated circuits.. /7
 [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Grove) .](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j4qhfrunwhqul2z4ndofkgut/bafkreibvkmltvh6kzf2uyi5ss4ekizxohyc62crfi6k5hkcvxdykl5s2au@jpeg)
When Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore left Fairchild to co-found Intel in 1968, Grove joined on incorporation day as employee #4, bringing the revolutionary MOS technology that would power the microprocessor revolution. Grove's "Only the Paranoid Survive" centers on "Strategic Inflection Points" /8
In this current era we have already experienced a cultural and technological punctuation events of unprecedented scale. /2
 [Biology Insights](https://biologyinsights.com/punctuated-equilibrium-theory-of-rapid-speciation/) , while adaptive radiation describes the mechanism - how organisms rapidly diversify into multiple new forms when environmental pressures create new opportunities or niches. These](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:j4qhfrunwhqul2z4ndofkgut/bafkreigaffgic4q5m4d7af4putxyryiatv75jgwzpkm2rrmjqviemh2bny@jpeg)
Makes you wonder what of anything Barack and Angela think of their legacy. For a tube there, we had an opportunity to elevate humanity and accelerate progress. It feels like we'll be digging out of this trench for decades at this moment. So much delusional outdated geriatric thinking remains... /1
It’s strange that none of these people—who I am entirely sure are smarter than I am?—did not see the dangers —Obama would say things that made you sure he must. But he did not. Perhaps once a person is insulated too much by privilege they may cease to pick up the signals one needs.
You're going to like the rest of what I wrote this morning. And I look forward to hearing your thoughts in response. Thank you for the dialogue
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First, Ever read this book? I did back in 1996 on the UK hardcover when I was a CSIS intern under ZB. It's become a favorite of Thiel, Andreesen and the latest 2020 plus editions have a retrofitted foreword by Thiel. It's a philosophical thome for the PayPal crypto boys. See Alt Text for more
2nd, lots of research has been done about the influence of the deeply dimented troglodyte philosophies of Curtis Yarvin. Here's one by the New Yorker that I haven't read, yet. TNY: Curtis Yarvin’s Plot Against America share.google/C488NUQu0A0V... Study the work of @sethabramson.bsky.social
Please share any other relevant credible reading research etc that informs the modus operandi of this disturbing movement, however tertiary. Thx 🙏 /JDS