Progress Studies

how do we make progress?

anyone who prioritizes the wellbeing of the “future of humanity” in the abstract over the dignity and care of individuals in the present cannot claim that they truly care about people

Ashley • Tweet

rob hardy

"Futurism tells us more about the present than the future" --@mattwridley nails it

Ben Reinhardt twitter.com

Tanuj

You and Your Research

Richard W. Hamming cs.virginia.edu

Johanna

WTF Happened In 1971?

wtfhappenedin1971.com

The Death of Intellectual Curiosity

Sven Schnieders unfashionable.blog

sari

Why Flying Cars Are an Impossible Dream

Derek Thompson theatlantic.com

Johanna

We Should Be Measuring Well-Being Catalysis, Not (trying and largely failing to measure) Economic Productivity

Ben Goertzel bengoertzel.substack.com

sari

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Malthus was wrong. We make MORE food than ever with LESS land than ever. Because we have one inexhaustible resource— Human ingenuity.

Josh Wolfe

twitter.com

andrea