beffjezos to Aaron Levie: techno-optimism is hyperstitious
basedjensen · x · 2026-10-16
Reacting to Box CEO Aaron Levie's list of techno-optimist predictions (robots, flying cars, superintelligence, space colonies, unlimited energy, cures for nearly every disease 'in our lifetimes'), prominent e/acc account beffjezos replied with one line: 'Techno-optimism is hyperstitious'—invoking the philosophy term hyperstition (self-fulfilling fiction) to push back on Silicon Valley optimism.
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