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jfz9580m

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11. That's partially the theme of two books

Reply to Intractable (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 17, 2025, 06:20 PM

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I am skimming called - ‘Progress: a History of the World’s worst Idea’ by Adam Miller MacDonald and more indirectly ‘More Everything Forever’ by Adam Becker.

They are kinda soothing at a time like this. In retrospect that was a naive way of looking at it. I was dubious about all that, but had not thought as explicitly about it. I think neglect of and such rapacious exploitation of the environment (extending now to people as we are colonized for these stupid technologies) is the underlying issue.

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