in thread "New Mag Cooperation - Rumors of Discontent": I, as an occasional reader don't mind that Palladium has changed. It now is Samo's magazine, reflecting his eclectic interests, his aesthetic and the perspectives of his social milieu (right wing tpot). He spends his own time and money on this endeavor so ... 3mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 9.0 9.0 I, as an occasional (view hidden) log in to judge received 9.0 9.0 an interesting crux is "AGI timelines". Insofar as one believes that AGI/ASI will be invented in the next 5-10 years in SF, what happens here is more consequential than Indonesian industrial policy or Qatar's sponsorship of political Islam. I get the sense... 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.7 6.7 0.7 0.7 an interesting crux (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.7 6.7 0.7 0.7 As I look back on my prev post, I think I should update it in the following way. There are 2 cruxes: how important is geopolitics vs techno-scientific-industrial progress. And then how important is AGI/ASI progress for the latter as opposed to heavy indust... 4w ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 6.6 6.6 As I look back on my (view hidden) log in to judge received 6.6 6.6