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Fair point. I was too dismissive in my earlier response, and I apologize. You raised strong and valid arguments. My perspective is shaped by a long pattern of historical collapses,…

I hope you are right. I am not seeing any evidence that you are, but I still hope you are.

> Any living creature would fit that definition of "civilization" It would not. I said civilization "extracts resources, generates waste and disrupts ecosystems". A sponge does not…

Of course it is. Every civilization so far has ended due to internal collapse. I'd love to hear arguments and evidence about why you believe our society is on a different path.

> That's not a necessary part of civilization, it's just the way we're doing it currently. All civilizations including ours have been doing it this way, so you can argue it is a pa…

> To begin with, a planet can be "dirty" without any civilization. Most planets are. They can also be clean. Look at Earth. Don't see an argument here. We are discussing whether ci…

Accept the destruction of civilization as a fact. The Earth will be just fine.

From a systems perspective, civilization is the greatest pollutant. Whether it's Mesopotamia, Rome, industrial Britain, or the modern global economy, each civilization is a complex…

Apple is simply continuing to do what Apple does best - building strong products and protecting their ecosystem. Does that mean some vendors will be treated unfairly? Of course. Do…

An article on user interfaces that is barely usable on a mobile phone due to scroll hijacking is hardly making a convincing point.

For every example of a company that bounced back due to "founder mode", there is an opposite example of a company saved by "manager mode". The modes don't exist. You either figure …

Language helps us shape our thoughts, in a way a ruler helps us draw straight lines, but thoughts do not begin with language. Our thoughts and ideas come from an unknown source. We…

This "AI detecting AI" method is a lost cause and a distraction from a larger problem of AI regulation. The success of generative AI depends on producing human-like content, and th…

Any word can become generic when overused. As more people get access to Grammarly and CharGPT, more of them will apply the same recommendations, turning previously rare words into …

Looking at the screenshots in the article, the readings are wrong. You are reading the first number as if that's the amount of JS being loaded, but it's the second number (i.e. if …

Excellent work. This is a perfect demonstration of how valuable content curation can be, paired with an excellent presentation and user experience. You made it much easier to disco…

From a logical standpoint, questioning whether Consciousness "exists" is ludicrous. Consciousness is the foundation of our capability to observe the world around us and make conclu…

Creating anything is a craft and creating software programs is no different. While everyone should strive to learn how to write programs well so the intent isn’t obfuscated, it ult…

The post is a clever implementation of the clickbait technique with a sole aim of bringing more startup CEOs and executives to visit Slab’s website and discover their product in th…

Why would anyone put Amazon and a library in the same sentence is beyond me, let alone contrast and compare them then argue against libraries. The Forbes editorial in question shou…

I find this fascinating on many levels, and it will be interesting to see how things develop. One one hand, you could say this move violates basic human rights to decide what to ea…