jd_pressman on Stapledon's Last and First Men: each species of Man falls by creating its successor
jd_pressman · x · 2026-09-30
In a discussion with teortaxesTex, jdpressman highlights Olaf Stapledon's narrative conceit in Last and First Men: successive species of Man destroy themselves by creating a new form of Man — even right after rising to prominence by destroying their own creators. A literary lens on AI creation and succession.
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