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The POW stuff was actual insanity

Techno-libertarianism is indeed the water we swim in. I enjoyed this academic-ish book on the topic that interrogates its positions. It shows how radical some of them are https://www.upress.umn.edu/9781517918149/cyberlibertarianism...

Why would you need to short it? If you believe that is true just go long on AI stocks or buy calls on these companies

Most people's opinion of Elon, good or bad, is directly informed by his Xeets

It's a very idealistic way of looking at things. A more materialist analysis would posit cultural trappings are just cover for actions people want to do anyway like you allude to

John has a higher Christology in addition to what other people said

What if there are multiple processes that require access to a shared cache?

The most frequently used words are almost all Germanic. There are a lot of technical words with Latin or Greek etymologies that are hardly used in quotidian conversation.