"Sam speaks of prosperity as only someone who has never known poverty can." So true and could be said for the entire club of tech feudal barons of today. Good article.
Altman might well be insane, but what about the people who are giving him the money. They can't all be crackers, so they must be semi-criminal conmen like Musk.
Yes! In some ways, technology replaces the magic that used to bring us joy or make our lives simpler. The stated goal of many technology companies is to make things easier, but they sure do have a tendency to make the world more complex and not as fun. This morning I was thinking about how neighbors used to talk with each other more and now they just fight about everything on the Nextdoor app.
"Sam speaks of prosperity as only someone who has never known poverty can." So true and could be said for the entire club of tech feudal barons of today. Good article.
Altman might well be insane, but what about the people who are giving him the money. They can't all be crackers, so they must be semi-criminal conmen like Musk.
Other great Victorian professions I wish we still had: the knocker-upper https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocker-up and the magic lantern man https://www.magiclanternman.com
Yes! In some ways, technology replaces the magic that used to bring us joy or make our lives simpler. The stated goal of many technology companies is to make things easier, but they sure do have a tendency to make the world more complex and not as fun. This morning I was thinking about how neighbors used to talk with each other more and now they just fight about everything on the Nextdoor app.