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For all my lifetime, futurists have had a dream, of humanity coming together to consciously decide its fate.
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 […]
Epidemic typhus is one of the oldest diseases known to affect humankind, and despite advances in modern medicine, it continues to be a contemporary concern. Often infiltrating human existence hand in hand with disasters such as war and weather phenomena, typhus has demonstrated a potential to change the course of history and dictate decision-making. […]
What was the Industrial Revolution? JamesHoare Thu, 04/24/2025 - 09:22
