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Jan 24·edited Jan 24Liked by Gunnar

Very well written!

Indeed it must start with people, unless we want to create a ‘robotopia’ of course...

The first piece I published touches on much the same topic. I hope you don’t mind me sharing it here:

https://open.substack.com/pub/thescrawnyape/p/a-toolmakers-dream?r=392lqs&utm_medium=ios&utm_campaign=post

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Thanks, Mads!

Bringing toolmaking into it as a central point is a great idea; it's often the tools at our disposal that enable/disable certain paths forward.

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Absolutely! And not least how we choose to use these tools. After all, a hammer can be used both for hitting people in the head and driving in nails to build a home for your family.

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What a great piece! And what a frightening proposal from Bezos... the tech bros look at the entire humanity and universe as something to be made more (and more) efficient. I want to run away in the opposite direction.

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Thanks, Monica!

It is scary to see how some people seem so willing to get rid of any of life's little joys that can't be quantified and maximized for profit. It's even scarier to see how those people always seem to find themselves in position of disproportionate power.

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"And that’s what most techno-utopians miss. We don’t need space colonies to breed3 more people in the hope that we crack the genetic code for genius by a brute force approach; we need the social conditions that allow brilliance to thrive, no matter what form it takes."

This was a great turn in the read. Awesome piece, man.

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Thanks, Joe. Appreciate it!

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A fine read to start my day. No argument from me. I wholly agree and support.

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Thanks, Greg! Glad to hear you enjoyed it.

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