2023: Annoyed and Uninspired

Is the Controlled Substances Act really responsible for the general decline since 1970? We’re not sure, but what is clear is that drugs are foundational technologies, like the motor, combustion engine, semiconductor, or the concept of an experiment. New drugs lead to scientific revolutions. Some of those drugs, like coffee, continue to fuel fields ... See more

“We could wind up with networks that have the principal effect of fostering addiction to a new generation of electronic narcotics ... their principal themes revolving around instant gratification ... their uses and content determined by mega-corporations pushing mindless consumption of things we don’t need and aren’t good for us.”

--Mitchell Kapor, ... See more