eigenrobot: the real historical revolution is executed by the invisible hand and irresistible
eigenrobot · x · 2026-09-19
In a discussion on AI-driven transformation, eigenrobot borrows the Marxian frame but argues Marxists were wrong twice: communism wasn't history's next stage, and revolution doesn't require deliberate action. The true historical revolution, he says, is executed by the invisible hand — like the rise of the bourgeoisie and the death of feudalism, AI-driven change is a baked-in, historically emergent, tectonic trend we're unlikely to be able to fight any more than we can prevent continental drift.
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