Pegden continues: 10,000 experts dropped into 1300 — when do locals complain EVs can't fly?
WesPegden · x · 2026-11-11
Wes Pegden continues his thought experiment: transport 10,000 cross-domain experts from 2026 to the year 1300 — how long until 14th-century inhabitants complain their electric cars aren't capable of flight? It builds on his challenge to the 'LLMs = colonizing stars and living forever in 10 years' view, asking how long recovery would take after losing nearly all physical technology in 1990 while keeping the knowledge.
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