It’s only roughly the case for nuclear weapons, we have prevented most but not all actors from developing nuclear weapons.
Forming a singleton-lite in 1935 to control access to post-1950 technology was a metaphor for gradually forming a singleton-lite at some point in the future which controls access to further-future technology.
I don’t see the qualitative distinction between “any computer” and “giant computers,” it seems like the same discussion but shifted 60 years forward in time.
I don’t see the qualitative distinction between “any computer” and “giant computers,”
Is there a qualitative distinction between “any bomb” and “nuclear bombs”?
In any case, you are basically arguing for enforced stagnation, for entering a sort of technological stasis, to be enforced by a world government which does have access to high tech. Presumably there will be some sort of a high priest caste to tend to this high tech. Does that sound about right?
This looks like a pretty standard sci-fi dystopia to me. Why do you like it?
It’s only roughly the case for nuclear weapons, we have prevented most but not all actors from developing nuclear weapons.
Forming a singleton-lite in 1935 to control access to post-1950 technology was a metaphor for gradually forming a singleton-lite at some point in the future which controls access to further-future technology.
I don’t see the qualitative distinction between “any computer” and “giant computers,” it seems like the same discussion but shifted 60 years forward in time.
Is there a qualitative distinction between “any bomb” and “nuclear bombs”?
In any case, you are basically arguing for enforced stagnation, for entering a sort of technological stasis, to be enforced by a world government which does have access to high tech. Presumably there will be some sort of a high priest caste to tend to this high tech. Does that sound about right?
This looks like a pretty standard sci-fi dystopia to me. Why do you like it?
I have objections to this comment, but I don’t think that continuing this conversation in this medium is likely to be the best use of our time.