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> I know you assume the same of me, that

Nah. I see it more as there was an information asymmetry, on this specific topic, due to our different lived experiences.

I can feasibly provide more nuanced examples of the mechanics at play as I see them. Their distribution results in a specific map / current state of play.

> - Economic systems evolve > - legal systems evolve

These types of evolutions take time, and we are far from even articulating a societal position on the need to evolve.

Sometimes that evolution is only after events of immense suffering. A brand seared on humanity’s collective memory.

We are not promised a happy ending. We can easily reach equilibrium points that are less than humanly optimal.

For example - if our technology reaches a point where we can efficiently distract the voting population, and a smaller coterie of experts can steer the economy, we can reach 1984 levels of societal ordering.

This can last a very long time, before the system collapses or has to self correct.

Something fundamental has changed and humanity will adapt. However, that adaptation will need someone to actually look at the problem and treat it on its merits.

One way to think of this is cigarettes, Junk foods and salads. People shifted their diets when the cost of harm was made clear, AND the benefits of a healthy diet were made clear AND we had things like the FDA AND scientists doing sampling to identify the degree of adulteration in food.

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> My move is to focus on making it easier for college students to develop critical thinking and communication skills. Smoothing out the learning curves and making education more personalized, accessible, and interactive. I'm just getting started, but so far already helping thousands of students at multiple universities.

How are you doing this?



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