Readit Newsgkew commented on Map of Alexander the Great's empire and the route he and Pyrrho took to India en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyr... · Posted by u/gkew
From [en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrrho).
As we stand on the brink of a new era defined by advancements in data sciences, automation, and sustainable practices, a fundamental question arises: Should we aim for space exploration or focus on resolving pressing issues here on Earth?
By 2030, a seismic shift in global GDP is anticipated, largely attributed to the formal recognition of Data Ownership as a human right. A revolutionary concept with far-reaching implications: a more equitable distribution of data could spur sustainable development on Earth and generate enough financial momentum to make projects like Mars colonization a feasible reality.
Automation, a crucial element of modern economies, has the potential to free human labor from repetitive, mundane tasks. This liberation could open the door to more meaningful work, including projects aimed at Earth's restoration and the exploration of outer space.
Financial prosperity must be tethered to planetary health. Before venturing to Mars or beyond, efforts must intensify to reverse ecological degradation on Earth. As automation replaces human labor in resource-intensive tasks, the emphasis will shift from consumption to regeneration.
The new social license forming around Data Ownership rights is a paradigm shift in societal values. The transformation of these norms is creating a trust architecture that places individuals (not corporations) at the center of data ecosystems.
The notion of extending human civilization beyond Earth becomes less of sci-fi and more of a calculated possibility, given the exponential GDP growth driven by Data Ownership. Yet, this bold leap comes with a caveat: our capability to sustain life on another planet hinges on our performance as responsible Earth dwellers.
Earth stewardship serves as the cornerstone for any celestial ambitions. Through a multifaceted lens of economic growth and ecological accountability, we either confine ourselves to this planet or earn our ticket to become a type-1 civilization.
gkew commented on Margaret Mead, technocracy, and the origins of AI's ideological divide resobscura.substack.com/p... · Posted by u/benbreen
We failed when we killed Cybernetics and AI became part of Computer Science instead of the multidisciplinary field it actually is
Weiner was an outspoken socialist and was persecuted for it, to such an extent that Cybernetics got needled to death and AI became “simply a matter of computing.”
Hopefully we all see now how wrong that was
I agree and feel sad for the vanishing of Cybernetics.
Transdisciplinary fields are usually more delicate; they're often the momentary confluences of scientifically-inclined humanists and prominent scientific fields of their time. Before cybernetics there was various ambitious/systematic philosophy/evolution crossovers like Herbert Spencer.
From what I've researched and worked with individuals on the edge of the field, the contemporary debates seems to be going for "Second-order cybernetics"
Possible resources of interest are "IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics" (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/RecentIssue.jsp?reload=true&...), as well as the work of Hugh Dubberly (Apple II, DNS) from Dubberly Design Office.
gkew commented on Riot Responds to Recent Inquiries Regarding Its Power Strategy [pdf] d1io3yog0oux5.cloudfront.... · Posted by u/gkew
Q2 2023 Quarterly Update:
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