Progress Studies
how do we make progress?
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Progress Studies
Our metrics of progress have continuously abstracted: from the tangible bushels of wheat in agricultural economies (with natural physical limits), to industrial-era efficiency metrics (units/hour, machine uptime), to the nebulous productivity measures of knowledge work. Each evolution has moved us further from human-scaled, naturally bounded... See more
Tina He • Jevons Paradox: A personal perspective
Malthus was wrong.
We make MORE food than ever with LESS land than ever. Because we have one inexhaustible resource—
Human ingenuity.
Marc Andreessen Reflections, Roe v. Wade Overturn and Where We Go Next + the Case for Suits and Ties
the-realignment.simplecast.com
once we had machines to do labor, we could afford to stop treating humans like machines.
Packy McCormick • The Morality of Having Kids in a Magical, Maybe Simulated World
Progress is mostly about what does not happen. Progress means a 92-year-old who did not die today, a boy who was not robbed on his way to school, a 12-year girl who is not married to a 30-year old man, etc. What did not happen does not make the news. The best parts of civilization don’t get headlined.
Kevin Kelly • 💡 Kevin Kelly: The Case for Optimism
In 2010, people still thought the main application of mobile was coupons.
@yishan set them straight.