Human Civilization
topic on 2 shows · 2 statements across 2 episodes
the Green Blueprint 
Big Technology
2 statements about Human Civilization, every show
Dennett: 2024-2050 copper demand will exceed all historical production combined
“We need more copper between now and twenty-fifty than in the history of human civilization. That includes the Bronze Age.”
Masad: Hyperreal, addictive AI technologies are a huge danger to human civilization
“We have these technologies that are, and the market around it that, that is bootstrapped to make us addicted because they're so, so much more enticing and low effort than the reality that we know and experience day to day. And I think that, that is a huge dang…”