Recent Posts for The Future
On this page, look for posts about science & tech, economics, the environment, and (oddly) anthropology — that last I decided belonged here because, unlike sociology (The Past), it’s a discipline that covers the most primitive human societies, which is where we’re headed in the future!
What Is This “AI Bubble” You Hear About?
Huge amounts of money are feverishly pursuing the AI industry, including data centers and still uncertain future developments — sure looks like a bubble!
Are We Doomed?
Physics tells us all things are doomed, via entropy — but there’s another way of looking at the universe, depending on your preferred timeline …
Labor Productivity
People oversimplify the idea of productivity, and the basic concept is pretty simple (Productivity = Output/Input). But the modern world economy, due to technology, social forces, etc. makes the definition of “productivity” a bit more interesting …
The Problem with “Degrowth”
Why Is This Economic Model Consigned to Such an Ignominious Little Left-wing Niche? In 1972, the Club of Rome published its alarmist report The Limits to Growth. 52 years ago, the world had not yet discovered climate panic. Indeed, climate science was still developing its nascent modeling techniques – not yet recognized by a general…
Wealth Creation: Does it Matter Where it Comes From?
Rent-seeking, in economic thought, seems to be critical to capitalism’s survival … but so is labor! Both are necessary to achieve the abundance we all seek …
Link from ArlNow: https://www.arlnow.com/2019/05/16/amazon-details-plans-for-first-phase-of-hq2-campus/?fbclid=IwAR3V6ggYLfuene9-vk4HfQRaXNb71tYaGEnpdfDI35tEo6s5oL9bJS96KOo
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