A dystopian vision to be sure. I’ll be alive in 2051, and we have to hope that version never comes.
- Regulate AI
- Stop data centers
- The War on Iran is slowing down oil use, and forcing a switch to renewables
- Mamdani and many others are showing that government can work for the people
If the world lives in slums as outlined, the birthrate will collapse. Knowledge will collapse. Corporations will collapse too, because they depend on infinite growth.
I don’t believe we head back to the Dark Ages. It is an existential risk.
I urge everyone to read Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, because those books are about a society that has become what Umair is writing about, and how some people survive it. There are practical lessons to be learned in those books, in particular about adapting to changes, so they are worth reading with an eye toward navigating the actual future that is unfolding, even if you are not interested in some parts of the story line that don't apply to you.
For those who are middle to lower working class, these books can illustrate ideas or situations that you may not have thought of. Even if you are upper middle class or very well off, there is a less detailed overview view of what your life could be like on this path to economic collapse. Even the wealthy will still have to live with what is being created right now, since they will still need staff inside their walls and protection from those outside.
My library has both books. For now. Get the original text or audio books, not the picture book version which lacks the details that are worth reading.
I’ve been a paid subscriber. But I’ve cancelled. Umair spends to much energy handwringing and telling us he is “teaching” us.
He’s very smart, did a great job with Brexit, but he’s not an economist and has never had a c-suite job at a big company.
He’s great at macro analysis, but sometimes very superficial. His timing is usually wrong.
I wish him the best, but I’ve had enough. Btw unsubscribing from a paid subscription fro his Substack took me half an hour to get it to work. Substack is pretty evil.
Given what's happening right now, I don't expect the technotopia to ever exist. I think the crash will be so deep and hard that there will be no winners, only bad and worse losers.
A dystopian vision to be sure. I’ll be alive in 2051, and we have to hope that version never comes.
- Regulate AI
- Stop data centers
- The War on Iran is slowing down oil use, and forcing a switch to renewables
- Mamdani and many others are showing that government can work for the people
If the world lives in slums as outlined, the birthrate will collapse. Knowledge will collapse. Corporations will collapse too, because they depend on infinite growth.
I don’t believe we head back to the Dark Ages. It is an existential risk.
Sounds more like tomorrow
I urge everyone to read Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents by Octavia E. Butler, because those books are about a society that has become what Umair is writing about, and how some people survive it. There are practical lessons to be learned in those books, in particular about adapting to changes, so they are worth reading with an eye toward navigating the actual future that is unfolding, even if you are not interested in some parts of the story line that don't apply to you.
For those who are middle to lower working class, these books can illustrate ideas or situations that you may not have thought of. Even if you are upper middle class or very well off, there is a less detailed overview view of what your life could be like on this path to economic collapse. Even the wealthy will still have to live with what is being created right now, since they will still need staff inside their walls and protection from those outside.
My library has both books. For now. Get the original text or audio books, not the picture book version which lacks the details that are worth reading.
I’ve been a paid subscriber. But I’ve cancelled. Umair spends to much energy handwringing and telling us he is “teaching” us.
He’s very smart, did a great job with Brexit, but he’s not an economist and has never had a c-suite job at a big company.
He’s great at macro analysis, but sometimes very superficial. His timing is usually wrong.
I wish him the best, but I’ve had enough. Btw unsubscribing from a paid subscription fro his Substack took me half an hour to get it to work. Substack is pretty evil.
Umair, you realy put it out there! Bravo!
More of your theme about helping the few of us think about what could come to pass.
Given what's happening right now, I don't expect the technotopia to ever exist. I think the crash will be so deep and hard that there will be no winners, only bad and worse losers.