https://noahpinion.substack.com/p/interview-kevin-kelly-editor-author
"Kevin Kelly is one of the thinkers who helped define the ethos of the tech
industry from its early days. As an editor of the
Whole Earth Catalog in the
1980s and the founding editor of
Wired magazine, he helped to integrate
environmentalism and optimistic techno-futurism into a worldview that deeply
influenced generations of founders, engineers, and creators. His work is so
wide-ranging that it’s hard to sum it up in simple terms (I asked ChatGPT for
help, but it could only give me vague generalities). His books and articles are
a mix of technological prediction, interpretation 83 of the current zeitgeist,
and philosophical exploration. Interestingly, his most recent book,
Excellent
Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I'd Known Earlier, is a book of life advice!
His intellectual breadth and ability to synthesize various seemingly unrelated
trends and ideas are something to 5 I can only aspire.
Essentially, if you look at the fast-changing world of technology and you ask
“Where is this all headed?”, and “Where
should this all be headed?”, then
Kevin Kelly is a natural person to ask. And in the interview that follows, that
is basically what I asked him. I especially focused on his idea of the
“technium”, which is all of human technology acting together as a single
natural system or organism. We talk about whether this technium exists in
competition with Earth’s natural environment, or whether the two can exist in
harmony. We also discuss AI, social media crypto, and we talk about whether and
how technological development can be actively steered. He also dispenses a bit
of helpful life advice."
Via
Future Crunch:
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https://futurecrunch.com/good-news-maternal-mortality-high-seas-atlantic-forest/>
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
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https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
