big topic, best we dialogue over time as opposed to encapsulating big topic in one post.
re <<Perhaps my thinking is too calcified to see that this time it really is different>>
- distinct possibility, but must watch & brief to note trajectory and way-points.
re <<Could you please explain (minus the euphemisms) how you and your HK cohorts view the "main thrust of the point of the project", and why you expect a different outcome this time>>
- assuming for now that history is important, as a track record if not telling guide, and ignoring ignorant sloganeering re how history doesn't matter
- as a shorthand, positing that star trek captain james t kirk / prime directives and that entire eco system bears some semblance to ideal state we ought to reach for as a species (from amongst delineated benchmarks such as logan's run, minority report, terminator, etc etc
- am unsure whom kirk was supposed modelled on, but his precedant must fairly include admiral zheng he
- in my view it was a shame that the ming dynasty, having tee-ed up admiral zheng he en.wikipedia.org (sinbad to those who knew him as such), then deliberately decided to stop at the cusp of a new age, thus enabling hundreds of years of barbarism, etc etc
- a similar deliberate mistake must be avoided this round should we as a species wish to evolve to the next level faster
- given the state of technologies (hardware and software and services and institutions), this time must be different
- no comment on whether good or bad, net net, but very different for sure
guidance - we all are going on a journey, recommend getting some gold, just in case, for much macro consequences may not be good for all even if generally good all around |
