the singleton takes care to ensure that this world is not “disturbed” by too much technology being invented by anyone
I don’t see how that would work without periodic “hard resets” (meaning apocalypses). Wanting to innovate and improve things is pretty fundamental to all populations of humans (with the possible exception of the Piraha).
humans could live in almost perfect harmony with nature.
This seems too vague to be anything but an applause light.
yes, but that simulacrum is closer to the human ideal conception of nature than the real thing is.
People’s concept of “perfect, pristine natural beauty” doesn’t include things like the Candiru or the HIV virus or Ebola or aggressive poisonous seasnakes, etc. The view of nature in our minds is a sanitized one.
I don’t see how that would work without periodic “hard resets” (meaning apocalypses). Wanting to innovate and improve things is pretty fundamental to all populations of humans (with the possible exception of the Piraha).
This seems too vague to be anything but an applause light.
I shall elaborate it
That is indeed clearer: you’re just replacing nature with an elaborate simulacrum.
yes, but that simulacrum is closer to the human ideal conception of nature than the real thing is.
People’s concept of “perfect, pristine natural beauty” doesn’t include things like the Candiru or the HIV virus or Ebola or aggressive poisonous seasnakes, etc. The view of nature in our minds is a sanitized one.
I don’t disagree.
That event could be prohibited.