“Present awful possibilities of nuclear warfare may give way to others even more awful. After global climate control becomes possible, perhaps all our present involvements will seem simple. We should not deceive ourselves: once such possibilities become actual, they will be exploited.”
A super interesting essay and a great argument for space in a way. Whether we survive technology is an open question. That we cannot survive stagnation is a certainty.
This reminded me instantly of "Industrial Society and Its Future" by Theodore John Kaczynski, the mathematician and assistant professor who rebelled against the civilization of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John von Neumann.
Can We Survive Technology? — John von Neumann (1955)
A super interesting essay and a great argument for space in a way. Whether we survive technology is an open question. That we cannot survive stagnation is a certainty.
Love it!
This reminded me instantly of "Industrial Society and Its Future" by Theodore John Kaczynski, the mathematician and assistant professor who rebelled against the civilization of Dwight D. Eisenhower and John von Neumann.