When you put it that way, the AI gold rush sounds more like old-fashioned, Westward-ho, frontier Manifest Destiny.

I thought something similar after seeing a whole shelf of books at a shop on WWII and other 20th century history. It was a little depressing seeing how we seemed to have learned from it.

I certainly disagree with a lot of Greer's priors, but it's useful to see a case made in a way liberals/left-winger can understand. We do too much "half-court" tennis, as the historian SCM Payne would say.

I frequently find that to be the case for books I don't really love, as well.

I've definitely seen this dynamic. People bring up the NG activations, their interlocutor responds "and you know the Democrats say crime isn't a problem in DC?" Cynicism in conversation yes, but also a more fundamental satisfaction in unilateral action.

It's almost as if the lesson cannot be retained beyond living memory.

Pretty much, Hazony just kept saying that he was being unfairly mischaracterized.

Dual-state time.

How could UVA have coordinated on a timescale relevant to hold off the administration? Or is this something that would have to be done well in advance of being targeted?

Definitely seems plausible. Conservation is frequently promoted at the zoo.

Very on point. Lots of people love the movie, while often not grasping that the events in the training portion are not supposed to be a good thing!

It seems they may not escape unscathed.

www.npr.org/2025/02/14/n...

Pseudoerasmus commented on a similar dynamic recently:

bsky.app/profile/pseu...

In Fernand Braudel's work on the Mediterranean in the Age of Philip II, he remarks that family-based networks were more common in Southern Europe, while less familial forms of organization became more common in Northern Europe, like the Joint Stock Corporation.

Herrenvolk democracy...

3) It's gotta be the giant squid. Or maybe a giant squid and a whale!