Critical Signals

Mysteries of mode collapse — LessWrong

Thanks to Ian McKenzie and Nicholas Dupuis, collaborators on a related project, for contributing to the ideas and experiments discussed in this post…

Radical Futurisms: Ecologies of Collapse, Chronopolitics, and Justice-to-Come

Ecologies of Collapse, Chronopolitics, and Justice-to-Come

Collapse — Oakland Public Library

Collapse — Dallett, Cassandra, — <p>COLLAPSE is a doomed love, temporary, free on bond, haunted by rage and regret, fueled by Hip-Hop beats, and clinging like the remains of the Ghost Ship fire--with the world burning around us, it is time and place, politics and anarchy, connection for the broken.</p><p>Poetry. California Interest.</p>

John Vervaeke: “The Meaning Crisis: Wisdom, Purpose, and the Search for Coherence” - The Great Simplification

The crises that our world is facing seem to be constantly growing, leading to enormous and devastating systemic effects across the globe.

SIGNALIS

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Are we on the road to civilisation collapse?

Studying the demise of historic civilisations can tell us about the risk we face today, says collapse expert Luke Kemp. Worryingly, the signs are worsening.

Ok, when I did my weak signal analysis back in 2014 to identify points of industrialisation (points of war in the peace, war and wonder cycle), I had intelligent agents really kicking off (i.e… | Simon Wardley | 14 comments

Ok, when I did my weak signal analysis back in 2014 to identify points of industrialisation (points of war in the peace, war and wonder cycle), I had intelligent agents really kicking off (i.e. industrialising) circa 2030 to 2035 (we're close but not there yet) and the biological manufacturing elements along with the start of SpimeScript (the really big change that's going to make AI look like chicken feed) circa 2035. This is worth keeping an eye on - https://lnkd.in/eXce8JVj At some point I should run that weak signal analysis again but then again it takes about half a year of effort. Maybe when I'm retired. | 14 comments on LinkedIn

The signal and the noise: why so many predictions fail - but some don't

"Nate Silver's The Signal and the Noise is The Soul of …

Matt Darling (@besttrousers)

“Darling’s thesis is the first compelling explanation I’ve seen for the vibecession…What surprises me, though, is how comparatively little attention this theory has gotten”. I am being silenced.

Truth in Inconvenience

What do ZIRP, the AI panic, and the meaning crisis have in common?

‘Self-termination is most likely’: the history and future of societal collapse

An epic analysis of 5,000 years of civilisation argues that a global collapse is coming unless inequality is vanquished

The Joy of Becoming Worthless…except to each other — Douglas Rushkoff

My last piece, The Intentional Collapse, seems to have agitated a few people. I know it came off a bit dark. I talked about how the Uber wealthy believe the world as we know it is ending and that there won’t be enough essential resources to go around, so they need to take control of as much money and stuff and land as possible in order to position themselves for the end of days.

Why Crisis Resilience Depends on Epistemic Security

If we want to prevent tomorrow’s crises from spiraling out of control, we must recognize epistemic systems as critical infrastructure, writes Elizabeth Seger.

The Tower Keeps Rising

Vibecoding and the possible collapse of a shared language.