You can never go back
9 days ago
- #philosophy
- #technology
- #society
- Reflection on derealization and the feeling of the world ending.
- Nostalgia for past technologies like 80s disc jockeys and retro games, where limitations bred creativity and skill.
- Observation on the loss of technical barriers in modern tech communities, making entry easier but changing the nature of participation.
- Contemplation on the Internet's evolution from a mind-expanding tool to a source of mental confinement and inescapable loops.
- Critique of Chris McCandless's approach to exploration as misguided rather than adventurous.
- Personal journey from fearing AI obsolescence to working in AI, with a realization that the future might be more about human irrelevance than replacement.
- Discussion on the appeal of conspiracy theories as a way to cope with a senseless world.
- Commentary on the decline of Western institutions' ability to understand the world, with a nod to potential Chinese counterparts.
- Warning against underestimating the impact of new media and technologies on future generations, beyond traditional generational complaints.
- Acknowledgment of the difficulty in living through rapid evolutionary changes in society and technology, feeling surveilled and constrained.