It's increasingly a pet theory of mine that the uncontrolled concentration of wealth into the hands of the richest, their subsequent existential ennui, and their disconnect from reality owing to media consolidation and algorithmic content feeds have basically created a world where the superrich are in a "post-game" mentality. There are no further material comforts to obtain. They just want to feel anything at all and the only way to do that is by bringing about the end of the world.
replyDamn! I just nuked a long conversation with ChatGPT outlining my pet theory that with changes in scale of energy regimes (labor->wind/water->coal->oil->solar) we get an excess energetic capacity that means our entertainment systems can't handle! That excess spills out as elite political retrenchment, entertainment jealousy, and (finally) violence, expanded civil rights, and a new entertainment regime.
replyMostly tongue in cheek... but the whole thing hangs together.
Impressive thought. It could also be a built-in mechanism by nature to reshuffle the cards.
replySounds like Fallout
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replyExactly: The 0.01% Elite bleeding out the planet and their biggest worries are: 1. How do I keep my doomsday bunker servants in line? 2. Or is a ticket to Mars the better option?
replyMars isn't a good option due to lack of magnetosphere.
replyPersonally if you want to propagate life by shooting containers of RNA at different extraterrestrial plants.
> due to lack of magnetosphere
replyWell, it's certainly one of the concerns there. After the lack of an atmosphere, biosphere, usable water...
Low gravity is another at only 0.39 Earth gravity.
replyI recently saw “Mountainhead”. Apropos.
replyHad to look it up. Added to the list.
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