Global Trends: Paradox of Progress
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Global Trends: Paradox of Progress
Public release of DNI whitepaper on the near future. It will take a bit of study before commenting.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-home
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-home
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Re: Global Trends: Paradox of Progress
Nonc Hilaire wrote:Public release of DNI whitepaper on the near future. It will take a bit of study before commenting.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-home
According to Richard Dawkins Humans stopped physically evolving 25,000 years ago. That today humans evolve socially instead. Evolution works to some degree by diverse separate ecologies that evolve on their own. Have their own versions of ecological niches filled by diverse flora. It seems to me that the very fact of our increasing lack of social diversity is what tends to make the world less stable. Goldman's dying cultures being another symptom of this. It also explains why Europeans gladly invite unlimited immigration by people that largely despite their culture and heritage Its a race to the bottomThe Future Summarized
We are living a paradox: The achievements of the industrial and information ages are shaping a world to come that is both more dangerous and richer with opportunity than ever before. Whether promise or peril prevails will turn on the choices of humankind.
The progress of the past decades is historic—connecting people, empowering individuals, groups, and states, and lifting a billion people out of poverty in the process. But this same progress also spawned shocks like the Arab Spring, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and the global rise of populist, anti-establishment politics. These shocks reveal how fragile the achievements have been, underscoring deep shifts in the global landscape that portend a dark and difficult near future.
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"I fancied myself as some kind of god....It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.” -- George Soros
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If that is indeed what Dawkins stated, then he wrong: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/ ... -it-happenDoc wrote:Nonc Hilaire wrote:Public release of DNI whitepaper on the near future. It will take a bit of study before commenting.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-homeAccording to Richard Dawkins Humans stopped physically evolving 25,000 years ago. That today humans evolve socially instead.The Future Summarized
We are living a paradox: The achievements of the industrial and information ages are shaping a world to come that is both more dangerous and richer with opportunity than ever before. Whether promise or peril prevails will turn on the choices of humankind.
The progress of the past decades is historic—connecting people, empowering individuals, groups, and states, and lifting a billion people out of poverty in the process. But this same progress also spawned shocks like the Arab Spring, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and the global rise of populist, anti-establishment politics. These shocks reveal how fragile the achievements have been, underscoring deep shifts in the global landscape that portend a dark and difficult near future.
This is confounding evolution with culture. What relationship exists between the two is not yet understood.Doc wrote:Evolution works to some degree by diverse separate ecologies that evolve on their own. Have their own versions of ecological niches filled by diverse flora. It seems to me that the very fact of our increasing lack of social diversity is what tends to make the world less stable. Goldman's dying cultures being another symptom of this.
Explains bupkes.Doc wrote:It also explains why Europeans gladly invite unlimited immigration by people that largely despite their culture and heritage Its a race to the bottom
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Mainstream music today is just another commodity product for mass consumption.
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This is a bit dated. Youtube changed this.
Today one can still find good new music being created. One only has to dig deeper.
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FYI there was nothing in that article of one species changing into another species.Typhoon wrote: If that is indeed what Dawkins stated, then he wrong: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/ ... -it-happen
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Typhoon wrote:If that is indeed what Dawkins stated, then he wrong: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/ ... -it-happenDoc wrote:Nonc Hilaire wrote:Public release of DNI whitepaper on the near future. It will take a bit of study before commenting.
https://www.dni.gov/index.php/global-trends-homeAccording to Richard Dawkins Humans stopped physically evolving 25,000 years ago. That today humans evolve socially instead.The Future Summarized
We are living a paradox: The achievements of the industrial and information ages are shaping a world to come that is both more dangerous and richer with opportunity than ever before. Whether promise or peril prevails will turn on the choices of humankind.
The progress of the past decades is historic—connecting people, empowering individuals, groups, and states, and lifting a billion people out of poverty in the process. But this same progress also spawned shocks like the Arab Spring, the 2008 Global Financial Crisis, and the global rise of populist, anti-establishment politics. These shocks reveal how fragile the achievements have been, underscoring deep shifts in the global landscape that portend a dark and difficult near future.
Certainly I can think of specific examples just looking at political discourseHumans are still evolving—and we can watch it happen
Nature VS nurture perhaps?This is confounding evolution with culture. What relationship exists between the two is not yet understood.Doc wrote:Evolution works to some degree by diverse separate ecologies that evolve on their own. Have their own versions of ecological niches filled by diverse flora. It seems to me that the very fact of our increasing lack of social diversity is what tends to make the world less stable. Goldman's dying cultures being another symptom of this.
Digging deeper hard to see the same quality today from years passed What is there is drown out in the din of Popular "culture"Explains bupkes.Doc wrote:It also explains why Europeans gladly invite unlimited immigration by people that largely despite their culture and heritage Its a race to the bottom
KZazEM8cgt0Doc wrote: IP0wuwJBdMI
Mainstream music today is just another commodity product for mass consumption.
zgVUei2853A
This is a bit dated. Youtube changed this.
Today one can still find good new music being created. One only has to dig deeper.
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"I fancied myself as some kind of god....It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.” -- George Soros
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So?Mr. Perfect wrote:FYI there was nothing in that article of one species changing into another species.Typhoon wrote: If that is indeed what Dawkins stated, then he wrong: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/ ... -it-happen
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one minute arguing the modern urban democrat has evolved into a parasitic slimemold, next minute, denying evolution.
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Intellectualism is the practice of the never ending parsing of words ya know....noddy wrote:one minute arguing the modern urban democrat has evolved into a parasitic slimemold, next minute, denying evolution.
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How about parsing actions you know as a global trend?Simple Minded wrote:Intellectualism is the practice of the never ending parsing of words ya know....noddy wrote:one minute arguing the modern urban democrat has evolved into a parasitic slimemold, next minute, denying evolution.
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"I fancied myself as some kind of god....It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.” -- George Soros
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Imagine the number of lawsuits she will be involved in...... I can't either.Doc wrote:How about parsing actions you know as a global trend?Simple Minded wrote:Intellectualism is the practice of the never ending parsing of words ya know....noddy wrote:one minute arguing the modern urban democrat has evolved into a parasitic slimemold, next minute, denying evolution.
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Thanks for posting this. The last time I've seen or heard this video was in the late eighties at First Avenue. This, and some of the other 1979 videos had a distorted, strident and harsh audio mixdown that never...... NEVER made it on album or on radio play. <<husky, deathrattle whisper.....>> .....It's been...... thirty years....... XD.......Doc wrote:hRguZr0xCOc
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Re: Global Trends: Paradox of Progress
The standard logical fallacy of sampling bias.Doc wrote:.
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Digging deeper hard to see the same quality today from years passed What is there is drown out in the din of Popular "culture"
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DEVO never acquired mainstream pop culture popularity.
If one looks at the US Billboard 100 chart of 1978, bland disco dominates.
However, change was in the air. Once again lead by bands based in the UK. No surprise.
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On the other side of the Pond notable exceptions were bands honing their art at CBGBs in NY:
Blondie
Talking Heads
The Ramones
Mink DeVille
along with performers such as
The B-52s
Prince
Meatloaf
Bruce Springsteen, who went on to massive mainstream pop culture success
Etc.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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Some pretty fuzzy words CS They were immensely popular with late teams and 20 somethings in their time. Mick Jagger said their rendition of "Satisfaction" was the best he had ever heard.Typhoon wrote:The standard logical fallacy of sampling bias.Doc wrote:.
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Digging deeper hard to see the same quality today from years passed What is there is drown out in the din of Popular "culture"
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DEVO never acquired mainstream pop culture popularity.
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Devo as I recall were more of an 80's band.If one looks at the US Billboard 100 chart of 1978, bland disco dominates.
However, change was in the air. Once again lead by bands based in the UK. No surprise.
Then you have to include the Eurythmics in your list below. I knew a woman back then The friend of a good friend's girl friend that was similar in looks and personallity to Annie Lennox. Right down to the short hair and wigs. She was kind of psycho at times, but other times we had a lot of fun. And dang could she sing
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On the other side of the Pond notable exceptions were bands honing their art at CBGBs in NY:
Blondie
Talking Heads
The Ramones
Mink DeVille
along with performers such as
The B-52s
Prince
Meatloaf
Bruce Springsteen, who went on to massive mainstream pop culture success
Etc.
"I fancied myself as some kind of god....It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.” -- George Soros
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Yes, I would definitely include the Eurythmics.
Sweet Dreams was being given constant air play when I first arrived in the US.
I've always considered their song and video Don't Ask My Why one of the best products of 20th century pop culture.
Anyways, this is straying a bit far from current "Global Trends: Paradox of Progress"
Sweet Dreams was being given constant air play when I first arrived in the US.
I've always considered their song and video Don't Ask My Why one of the best products of 20th century pop culture.
Anyways, this is straying a bit far from current "Global Trends: Paradox of Progress"
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.