Tech risk: becoming a hall of mirrors with no space for grace
relic_radiation · x · 2026-08-19
The post discusses a profound risk of technology: becoming a 'hall of mirrors' that reflects only ourselves, leaving no space for grace or forces greater than our conscious minds to permeate. It reflects on the definition of becoming 'too powerful' as the inability to be humbled by reality turning out better than one's desires simply because one gets exactly what they want.
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