Why “douglas” is being discussed
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> as if designed for AI Really? Really? I am reminded of Douglas Adams: “This is rather as if you imagine a puddle waking up one morning and thinking, 'This is an interesting wo…
by lproven · Oct 30, 2026
“The major problem—one of the major problems, for there are several—one of the many major problems with governing people is that of whom you get to do it; or rather of who manag…
by prox · Oct 30, 2026
> There was a tendency toward bureaucracy. Four agents spent 11 minutes appointing > a "sole fertilizer operator" for a single piece of bone meal on a single wheat > block. Feel…
by robterrell · Oct 29, 2026
Douglas Adams positied we would bring hardships in easy to consume forms- see tough mudder, crossfit, etc for the white collar class.
by a34729t · Oct 29, 2026
I've mentioned this before, but . . . these systems were ALL originally conceived by the security state as tools for surveillance and propaganda, and for control. With a hithert…
by lopsotronic · Oct 27, 2026
Just as JPod by Douglas Coupland predicted.
by post-it · Oct 27, 2026
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