This reads far fetched but I've come to believe it points to an uncomfortable truth. There are two mindsets for the future of humanity: one where we rely on control systems to keep things "stable", and one where we rely on enablement systems to do what life does: grow and grow.
https://twitter.com/ConceptualJames/status/1437240603306254340
The "control" mindset is not just in communism, and it's not just in sustainability circles. Many of the world's top capitalists espouse it as well. It starts from a lack of faith in humanity. The problem? It creates zero-sum games, which bring out the worst in humanity.
When Eric Weinstein talks about the "embedded growth obligation" baked into "the system", I think he misunderstands where it comes from. The obligation to grow is fundamental to life. No species has fought it and remained alive. Chesterton's fence suggests we shouldn't either.
The "enablement" mindset is represented in anyone who wants humanity to go farther into the solar system and the stars, to keep doing the only think successful lifeforms ever do: grow. For that we need innovation, decentralization, and freedom.
Which is why I think the "public health" mindset, seeing humans as a mass to be controlled lest they harm themselves, is so, *so* dangerous. The same ideas drive communism, sustainability, and the other zero-sum brainworms. The universe contains infinite value. Let's go get it.
In short, do you want to be like this guy? weforum.org/agenda/2018/09…
Or like this guy? space.nss.org/elon-musk-maki…
I know who I'm betting on, and not just because he's winning. But he is.
If you want to read more about this line of thought, this thread attempts to cover a few billion years. Please ignore the disastrous error in the first tweet. (should be "nucleotides", not "amino acids")
https://twitter.com/alexandrosM/status/1418120744899256322?s=20
On thinking about the insights in this thread, I credit @DerailleurAgile with giving me the systems of control VS systems of enablement frame, and I think a lot of this video by @everybodyshook has been stuck in my head for weeks. Definitely worth a watch.
PS. There are a lot of memes out there about how interplanetary travel may not be fuel-efficient and the like. I thank @MLuterra for articulating one of them, and my response follows:
https://twitter.com/MLuterra/status/1437524659436601348?s=19
... Which is that even discounting nuclear, we severely underestimate the amount of energy the sun pours on the earth every day. One 100x100 mile square with today's solar panels can power the US.
https://twitter.com/alexandrosM/status/1409650346327101441?s=20
I see many people are concerned about the environmental footprint of a solar panel. Before we get into the details of recycling etc, please see the simplest way to harness the sun. Before some smartass goes "plastic is oil!", no, it's PLA, a plant starch.
And finally, this masterpiece here by @RokoMijic should really give a bit of context on how much is truly possible on the limit: hereticalupdate.substack.com/p/is-earth-run…
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