Perhaps we are entering a Brown Age (a mix of Golden & Dark Age).
The Brown Age consists of a strong surveillance state, technological stagnation, & a focus on collectivism w/ a corresponding suppression of individualism.
Thread detailing how we got here & what this means 👇
The Brown Age consists of a strong surveillance state, technological stagnation, & a focus on collectivism w/ a corresponding suppression of individualism.
Thread detailing how we got here & what this means 👇
Population growth at some point turned from exponential to hyperbolic
With exponential growth, something can keep on growing forever. It becomes infinite, but only after infinite time
With hyperbolic growth, it can't keep growing forever, it becomes infinite at a definite time.
With exponential growth, something can keep on growing forever. It becomes infinite, but only after infinite time
With hyperbolic growth, it can't keep growing forever, it becomes infinite at a definite time.
As population growth became hyperbolic, we started to predict the timing of the singularity.
But every time we got close to it, popularity growth started to slow down. Makes sense.
Population growth can't literally be infinite. So something has to give.
But every time we got close to it, popularity growth started to slow down. Makes sense.
Population growth can't literally be infinite. So something has to give.
We've had three phases of major demographic and technological growth when humanity was closing on
the singularity (early Bronze Age, early Iron age, early Renaissance)
And two phases when it was either stagnant or moving away (middle & late bronze age, black death)
the singularity (early Bronze Age, early Iron age, early Renaissance)
And two phases when it was either stagnant or moving away (middle & late bronze age, black death)
Times of population growth coincided with major tech revolutions (e.g. Bronze, Iron, Industrialization).
Times of stagnation coincide with hegemonic world orders (e.g. strong & bureaucratic state, collectivism, corporatism—sound familiar?)
Times of stagnation coincide with hegemonic world orders (e.g. strong & bureaucratic state, collectivism, corporatism—sound familiar?)
A sign of stagnation is that it there's a relative lack of new ideas to challenge the prevailing world order.
Stagnation also means everyone is competing for status since the pie isn't expanding.
There's some stability, but it's short-term.
Eventually individualism re-emerges
Stagnation also means everyone is competing for status since the pie isn't expanding.
There's some stability, but it's short-term.
Eventually individualism re-emerges
So the phase of population growth coincides with individualism & rationalism, and the phase of decreased population coincides with collectivism & mysticism
The latter is not a dark age, b/c there's stability & gov't power, but it's not a Golden age either, b/c it's authoritarian
The latter is not a dark age, b/c there's stability & gov't power, but it's not a Golden age either, b/c it's authoritarian
They have effective government like Golden Ages, but aren't creative like them.
They're stagnant like Dark Ages, but aren't chaotic like them.
They're a combination of Golden & Dark Age—A Brown Age.
There are 4 types of ages: Green, Yellow, Brown, Black. Population on Y axis
They're stagnant like Dark Ages, but aren't chaotic like them.
They're a combination of Golden & Dark Age—A Brown Age.
There are 4 types of ages: Green, Yellow, Brown, Black. Population on Y axis
Green is creative, but chaotic.
Golden is still creative, but has an effective state (i.e. not chaotic).
Brown has an effective state but is no longer creative.
Dark is still not creative, but becomes chaotic.
Golden is still creative, but has an effective state (i.e. not chaotic).
Brown has an effective state but is no longer creative.
Dark is still not creative, but becomes chaotic.
Implications of Brown Age:
- Strong surveillance state indoctrinating&enforcing collectivist ideals
- Suppression of individualism & independent thoughts
- Lack of tech innovation
- Equality over freedom, harmony over competition, centralized planning over evolutionary processes
- Strong surveillance state indoctrinating&enforcing collectivist ideals
- Suppression of individualism & independent thoughts
- Lack of tech innovation
- Equality over freedom, harmony over competition, centralized planning over evolutionary processes
This back & forth is cyclical:
E.g. The invention of the printing press led to a proliferation of independent publishing, which was eventually brought back under state & corporate control through censorship & the libel laws, & the building up of a few dominant publishing houses.
E.g. The invention of the printing press led to a proliferation of independent publishing, which was eventually brought back under state & corporate control through censorship & the libel laws, & the building up of a few dominant publishing houses.
I summarized all of this from what seems to be an anonymous Youtube channel, so take it for what it's worth.
Here's the specific video:
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Here's the specific video:
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