The Cosmicist

Matrioshka brain or bust.

[The Cosmicist @TheCosmicist]

Imagine a largely automated economy powered by #CleanEnergy, in which exquisite technology defeats disease & accelerates productivity, while #UBI / #BasicIncome ends scarcity. I promote this vision & raise awareness via news items, as possibility becomes reality.

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@SarahTheHaider Okay, thanks.

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@SarahTheHaider Any particularly glaring examples? Of these authors, I mean.

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The covid-19 pandemic is horrific, but despair is our enemy, too. Humanity will get through this.

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@Halalcoholism I don't want to talk down how devastating this has been, but there's also reason for hope. There's no reason to think technology will go backwards (the old "necessity is the mother of invention" cliche is true), and the economy will recover, perhaps on a more sustainable footing.

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@Halalcoholism I don't want to talk down how devastating this has been, but there's also reason for hope. There's no reason to think technology will go backwards (the old "necessity is the mother of invention" cliche is true), and the economy will recover, perhaps on a more sustainable footing.

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@QuantaMagazine Excuse my ignorance, but what is a "non-quantum observer"? In a universe where everything is quantum at a base level, how can an observer be "non-quantum"? Genuine question.

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"A Wuhan lab that identified #COVID19 as a highly contagious pathogen in late December was ordered by local officials to stop tests and destroy samples. Beijing is now scrambling to censor the story." | #ChinaLiedPeopleDied #CoronavirusOutbreak

https://t.co/TkEG2fqOkW

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.@AndrewYang may be out of the race for the White House, but Americans can still vote for a presidential candidate with a credible #BasicIncome plan. | #Zoltan2020 #UBI
https://t.co/hevAJ49DFE

[Zoltan Istvan 🖖 @zoltan_istvan]

My #BasicIncome plan!
Lets get everyone out of poverty! #UpgradingAmerica #Zoltan2020 #CSPAN

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Another to file in the "why I push #BasicIncome so hard" & "how our politicians are still asleep at the wheel" categories.

"#Automation is accelerating to a point where it will soon threaten our social fabric and way of life." @Entrepreneur @AndrewYangVFA https://t.co/j0tLU3VRrL

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#UBI versus #UJG. The universal jobs guarantee idea is actually horrific. It would institutionalize a form of wage slavery where you're made to do redundant work (work made redundant by #automation) for the state, or face absolute poverty.
https://t.co/RBoDn3Wayn

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@mattdekok @UBICaucus Same. After a long hiatus from social media, I'm preparing to get back to spreading the word.

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I am preparing to resurrect this account from the dead, and part of that is clearing out the list of people I follow. If I unfollow you, please know, it's nothing personal. If you really want me to make an exception in your case, let me know by relying here, and I'll consider it.

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@kimy538 "That’s how $ works. If I have less, I buy less, you make less. It’s a circle."

Absolutely. This is also something people who argue against Universal Basic Income (or against non-punitive benefits safety-nets in general) never seem to grasp. #UBI

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"Is Colonizing #Mars the Most Important Project in Human History?"

Spoiler: yes.

#Space #Colony

https://t.co/7LmBpKeLza

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When will humans be on #Mars? #Space expert talks Mars rovers and colonization | #Colony

https://t.co/rmvLeS8DqV

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Semiconductor quantum transistor opens the door for photon-based computing | #PhotonicComputing https://t.co/Xv3DmQfSnG

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Cadenza Innovation powering up with unique #battery tech https://t.co/vTdZKBOhNK via @Westfair Communications

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Addressing 'Memory Wall' is Key to Edge-Based #AI | #ComputerMemory
https://t.co/etSaqKyS0i via @eetimes

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#Blockchain for #IoT: A Big Idea Meets Hard Design Questions | #InternetOfThings https://t.co/51MCBI13Rv via @CoinDesk

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#Neurotechnology startup Dreem raises $35 million to expand distribution of its sleep headband https://t.co/9flHCROIxj via @VentureBeat

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#3DPrinted bone implants could revolutionise medical industry | #3Dprinting
https://t.co/VsAOBafe42

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New method for turning skin cells into pluripotent #StemCells | #Genetech #Biotech #StemCell
https://t.co/qTpzbNvUWa

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#CRISPR #Gene Editing Used on Mammals for the First Time | #Genetech #Biotech https://t.co/kgNKJId2tS