Chad Aaron Hall
@readordieaslave
Edgewalker
Chad Aaron Hall
readordieaslave.substack.com
I learn to read faster and at a more consistent pace I have fewer random thoughts popping into my head.
Reading speed (which is comprehension by proxy) can function as a dial for divergent thought. Slow down to allow the mind to wander. Speed up to snap focus and increase efficiency.
This, if you think about it, is similar to the impact of automation work we’ve seen elsewhere. Assembly lines took away the fun parts of craftsmanship regarding building a beautiful finished product. Even before that, machine tools took that away more from the machinist. Algorithmic management of warehouses in Amazon does this.
When we become cogs
In a few years, when they complete all the projects in their pipeline, capital investments will clear $1 billion. Neligh didn’t pull up its bootstraps by itself. They asked for help. Their network of partners is long: engaged citizens, local businesses, nonprofits, education community, elected officials and more.
Are all small towns dying? Can you save a small town?
Governments of the Industrial World, you weary giants of flesh and steel, I come from Cyberspace, the new home of Mind. On behalf of the future, I ask you of the past to leave us alone. You are not welcome among us. You have no sovereignty where we gather.
John Perry Barlow • A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace
Second, he speculates that mortality rates might continue to drop. While that might be good news from an actuarial perspective, it seems both morally horrifying and incredibly risky to base a long-term entitlement program on the assumption that more people will die at a younger age.