Contemplating the future of humanity.
“We see a future where intelligence is a utility, like electricity or water, and people buy it from us on a meter.” – Sam Altman, OpenAI When we consider the future of technology, we can only see into the immediate future. However, elite technocrats and VC leaders in Silicon Valley and
“Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others; the first is the most excellent, the second is good, the third is useless.” ― Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince
Curiouser and curiouser... “I think it’s just going to get weirder and weirder and weirder. And finally, it’s going to be so weird that people are going to have to talk about how weird it is. The systems in place to keep the world sane are utterly inadequate
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This is Hypermodern: a new blog by David Cash used to document daily musings, insights, and thoughts on the rapid evolution of the world’s technology, sociology, and anthropology from a modern philosophical point of view. Things will be up and running here imminently, but you can subscribe in the