Yishan on X: "I really didn't expect this to get as much circulation as it did, but then again looking back, it's always the least-legible things that people get crazy about. I'll explain in more detail, and then maybe we can have some more informed arguments. First, the quoted post is not" / X
I really didn't expect this to get as much circulation as it did, but then again looking back, it's always the least-legible things that people get crazy about. I'll explain in more detail, and then maybe we can have some more informed arguments. First, the quoted post is not
I really didn't expect this to get as much circulation as it did, but then again looking back, it's always the least-legible things that people get crazy about. I'll explain in more detail, and then maybe we can have some more informed arguments. First, the quoted post is not based on observations about the US. This is based on observations of China, which I consider to be the world's most advanced economy, where "advanced" is measured by "furthest up the Kardashev scale." The US (esp tech) might think it's further along, but 1) that AI lead is very small, and 2) Kardashev is measured…
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