> No matter what we do, the coming wars will be horrific. Billions will die. But that’s what is beautiful; diversity is messy. On a cosmic scale, this period is just a blip, it isn’t what matters.
Does anyone know what geohot is talking about, or did he join a doomsday cult after he got tired of self-driving cars?
Either way, a largely unregulated tech industry is arguably what got us into this mess, with social media apps that encourage conspiracies and partisanship. Maybe billions won't die if we stop taking such a business-friendly laissez-faire approach.
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[ 3.3 ms ] story [ 17.0 ms ] threadDoes anyone know what geohot is talking about, or did he join a doomsday cult after he got tired of self-driving cars?
Either way, a largely unregulated tech industry is arguably what got us into this mess, with social media apps that encourage conspiracies and partisanship. Maybe billions won't die if we stop taking such a business-friendly laissez-faire approach.
And maybe the blog tagline is salient "A home for poorly researched ideas that I find myself repeating a lot anyway".