vincenzo_goya on Nostr: One thing that's bugged me lately is how the technocrat types like Elon are so ...
One thing that's bugged me lately is how the technocrat types like Elon are so focused on advancing that they never pause to integrate classicism or radical simplicity
We saw this evolve and play out with other pursuits like fine dining -- the avant garde reductionism and absurd creations that came from places like El Bulli were certainly impressive, but they were ultimately just trying to capture the essence of a long-established dish or flavor combintion. Their exercise often just strayed off into the hyper-real and lost all connection with the thing it was referencing.
We're likely on a similar path with technology that will have disastrous consequences unless it can re-integrate the essence of human existence and action. Nostr and Bitcoin are probably the best bets because of their lack of central orchestration and anchoring in first princples.
We saw this evolve and play out with other pursuits like fine dining -- the avant garde reductionism and absurd creations that came from places like El Bulli were certainly impressive, but they were ultimately just trying to capture the essence of a long-established dish or flavor combintion. Their exercise often just strayed off into the hyper-real and lost all connection with the thing it was referencing.
We're likely on a similar path with technology that will have disastrous consequences unless it can re-integrate the essence of human existence and action. Nostr and Bitcoin are probably the best bets because of their lack of central orchestration and anchoring in first princples.