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LudwigPastorius

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9. The transformational tech is coming (AGI, nanotechnology, personal genomics, quantum computing, etc. ) but,...

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Sun Aug 24, 2025, 12:22 AM

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the idea that it will save civilization and usher in utopia is wishful thinking.

If anything, it will concentrate wealth & power in fewer and fewer hands.

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