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The "Tytler" Calumny -- Is Democracy Hopeless? Is a popular idea, in some circles, about predicting the future that is ahistorical and doesn't bear up to much scrutiny. (davidbrin.blogspot.com)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

From 2012, so it might not hold up entirely. I think the rise of Trump and the further degradation of the rightwing may actually be a living counterpoint in progress.

Still, I admire his centrist optimism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Yes, sadly he was quite prescient. I often think we're in a time of transition/decay because of tech like AI & robotics. Sadly perfect conditions for fascism, which the right has so often transmuted into throughout history.