Seonglae Cho
The Techno-Optimist Manifesto | Andreessen Horowitz
We are told that technology is on the brink of ruining everything. But we are being lied to, and the truth is so much better. Marc Andreessen presents his techno-optimist vision for the future.
https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/
Thoughts on techno-optimism
What it means to me, and why I support it.
https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/thoughts-on-techno-optimism
My techno-optimism
https://vitalik.eth.limo/general/2023/11/27/techno_optimism.html
66 Good News Stories You Didn't Hear About in 2023
A lot of things went right this year. Almost none of them made the news.
https://futurecrunch.com/goodnews2023/
What a real Culture War means in a far future
Why the Culture Wins: An Appreciation of Iain M. Banks - Sci Phi Journal
by Prof. Joseph Heath Many years ago, a friend of mine who knows about these sorts of things handed me a book and said “Here, you have to read this.” It was a copy of Iain M. Banks’s Use of Weapons. I glanced over the jacket copy. “What’s the Culture?” I asked. “Well,” she said, “it’s kind of hard to explain.” She settled in for what looked to be a long conversation. “In Thailand, they have this thing called the Dog. You see the Dog wherever you go, hanging around by the side of the road, skulking around markets. The
https://www.sciphijournal.org/index.php/2017/11/12/why-the-culture-wins-an-appreciation-of-iain-m-banks/
Import AI 431: Technological Optimism and Appropriate Fear
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https://jack-clark.net/2025/10/13/import-ai-431-technological-optimism-and-appropriate-fear/
Solve Everything
Solve Everything
Before we hand you the blueprints for the future, we must first show you the building. The following three scenarios are extrapolations based on the "Industrial Intelligence Stack" and the economic physics described in this essay. They use the specific vocabulary we coin to describe the coming era, such as terms like The Muddle, RoCS, and Targeting Authorities. We will define these in detail in the chapters ahead. For now, do not worry about the definitions. Worry about the speed. We are dropping you directly into the deep end of the timeline to let you feel the texture of the acceleration. This is what it feels like when the exponential progress curve turns vertical.
https://www.solveeverything.org/