Brad Neuberg: America has already transmogrified into the Internet and AI
bradneuberg · x · 2026-10-21
Responding to an Economist discussion, engineer Brad Neuberg argues that even if America were to disappear, it has already 'transmogrified' into the Internet and AI — just as the Roman Empire dissolved into Christianity, the Internet and AI pervade everywhere as a ghost of America.
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