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huslage 5 months ago | parent | context | favorite | on: The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday

Profit is a myth of epistemic collapse at this point. Productivity gains are also mythical and probably just anecdotal in the moment.

hyperadvanced 5 months ago [–]

Perhaps I’m misunderstanding but a lot of people (ok, well, a few, but you know) make a lot of money on relatively mundane stuff. Technocapitalism’s Accursed Share is sacrificing wealth for myth making about its own future.

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