The ones who find meaning largely reproduce themselves, the hedonists largely don’t. Low time preference wins. This process has already begun.
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Hope you're right... I honestly worry for my kids, growing up in a 100 percent digitally native world..
The algorithms are so insanely strong, they seem almost powerless to resist (I find it hard enough as a gen-X having known a time before social media). Finding meaning and purpose in a world that basically idolises content creators and empowers and incentives extracive attention farming.. it's an unknown and quite a challenge tbh.
I was just listening to nostr:npub1qny3tkh0acurzla8x3zy4nhrjz5zd8l9sy9jys09umwng00manysew95gx on Rabbit Hole Recap, and he was postulating that 5-15% of people will be sovereign, vs a majority that are just plugged into a VR pleasure world.
Makes me think a lot of Brave New World - halfway there with so many people on constant Soma….er, Gummy routine.