Pessimistic visions envision dramatic changes, but most radical changes are harmful
binarybits · x · 2026-08-19
The author notes that pessimistic visions are more interesting because they envision dramatic events like everyone losing their job or dying. However, the world is the way it is because people mostly like it this way, and most big changes would be bad for most people.
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