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WTF happened in 1971? I think the right question is what happened in 1945 that took a generation to sink in. I discussed this and other topics with @Ben_Reinhardt on the Idea Machines podcast: ideamachinespodcast.com/jason-crawford…
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1/ Recently finished "Where’s my Flying Car - A memoir of Futures Past" by J Storrs Hall. It's simultaneously extremely critical of the state of atom-based technology and presents a precise and aggressively optimistic vision of possible futures. BOOK REPORT THREAD 🧵
- Great review of the book "Where’s my Flying Car"
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- Coupling between energy+power and technological paradigm shifts is surprisingly tight.
- Machiavelli Effect - "There is nothing more difficult than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things. To have for enemies all those who have done well under the old conditions, and lukewarm defenders who may do well under the new."
- R&D Funding may be anti-correlated with quality of life improvements.
- Clarke's Law - "When a elder preeminent scientist says that something is impossible, he’s probably wrong. When a elder preeminent scientist says something might be possible, he’s probably right."
- More phDs and more spending on education is probably not the solution.
- "When people with dim views of the future have power bad things happen."
- There's a potential correlation between decreasing process knowledge and risk aversion.
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