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For all my lifetime, futurists have had a dream, of humanity coming together to consciously decide its fate.
The point I make in this post is quite unlikely to be original.
As polls and asking LLMs didn’t give me much insight into which status markers are more adaptive, let me try to think the issue through myself.
In an attempt to learn more about status, I asked some polls comparing status markers.
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Miles Davis didn’t put out any studio albums from 1973 until the middle of 1981. In explaining the reasons for this lacuna in his recording career, Milesologists can point to a variety of factors in the man’s professional and personal life. But one in particular looms large: the failure of his 1972 album On the […]
What was the Industrial Revolution? JamesHoare Thu, 04/24/2025 - 09:22
Huub Prickaerts was walking around the De Wallen area of Amsterdam’s red light district between 1993 and 1996. Prickaerts moved to the Dutch capital in the early 1990s after a client agreed to let him stay in his home in exchange for keeping an eye on his restaurant. Things have changed since then. “Since … Continue reading "A Stroll Through Amsterdam’s Red Light District by Huub Prickaert in the 1990s" The post A Stroll Through Amsterdam’s Red Light District by Huub Prickaert in the 1990s appeared first on Flashbak.
