balajis
@balajis.eth
Some people think technological acceleration will bail out the current political order. We’ll grow our way out! Or so the logic goes. But did streaming bail out Blockbuster? Did smartphones bail out Nokia? Or did the Industrial Revolution bail out the monarchy? The growth did come. But so did the disruption.
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Dan Romero
@dwr.eth
Do you think LK-99 or equivalent breakthrough leads to increased power to status quo countries or more of an arm the rebels situation?
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balajis
@balajis.eth
Exactly. You need to be extremely competent to ride a wave of technological disruption. Even then it’s hard. And what organizations have capable leaders that can ride the lightning? Global tech and Asian tigers. What organizations don’t? Western governments.
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kevin j ?
@entropybender
i would say even more difficult of a function is that each tech evolutionary wave (agi, lk-99, fusion, whatever) increases the overall competency required. so as more waves happen with higher frequency, western governments become more and more exposed to risk. competent, fast governments that match tech speeds will win
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notdevin
@notdevin.eth
Am I missing your point wrong? I don’t see a concern that represents our western govts gaining speed, it seems we continue to relinquish it at accelerating rates, which govts gladly accept. Tech should never be at risk of being out paced by bureaucrats, and yet here we are; ai, crypto, data, regulations are gaining
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