Some of the biggest ascendant technological paradigm shifts ...

Some of the biggest ascendant technological paradigm shifts — Bitcoin, the mission fueling SpaceX, longevity, AI, and nuclear energy — are driven by narratives of transcendence, share characteristics with religious movements, and are often pushed forward by religiously motivated individuals. Today we're running an exclusive excerpt from Boom, the new @stripepress book by @ByrneHobart and @TobiasAHuber, in which they lay out the case that the most revolutionary technologies of the past decade are highly spiritual in nature. Read it on the site 👇

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