The Forkmakers
Key takeaway
Imagine our civilization fell tomorrow.
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AGIFrom LessWrong AI
Imagine our civilization fell tomorrow. What would our descendants think of us? What would they know about the 21st century?They would know surprisingly little about our greatest material triumphs. Our civilization’s favorite building materials aren’t made to last. Reinforced concrete only lasts a century; asphalt far less. Most of what we make out of steel will turn into a brownish oxidized dust in a few decades.Information is even worse. The ancient Mesopotamians did their writing on clay tabl
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