I'm worried you're not seeing this at a long enough timescale.
I'm claiming:
1. "information sharing is good" is an invariant as timeless as "people will sacrifice truth and empathy for power", you can't claim Moloch wins based on available evidence.
2. both of these are more powerful than short-effects which we can forecast
On 1:
Increased information sharing leads to faster iteration. Faster iteration of science and technology leads to increased power derived from technology. Faster iteration of social norms and technologies leads to increased power derived from better coordination.
It is not a coincidence that the USA is simultaneously the most powerful and one of the most tolerant societies in human history.
I'm worried you're not seeing this at a long enough timescale.
I'm claiming:
1. "information sharing is good" is an invariant as timeless as "people will sacrifice truth and empathy for power", you can't claim Moloch wins based on available evidence.
2. both of these are more powerful than short-effects which we can forecast
On 1:
Increased information sharing leads to faster iteration. Faster iteration of science and technology leads to increased power derived from technology. Faster iteration of social norms and technologies leads to increased power derived from better coordination.
It is not a coincidence that the USA is simultaneously the most powerful and one of the most tolerant societies in human history.
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