https://web.archive.org/web/20231126160744/https://newsletter.mollywhite.net/p/effective-obfuscation

[[Effective Altruism 20200713101714]] I like the title.

https://web.archive.org/web/20231125130613/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/nov/25/we-will-coup-whoever-we-want-the-unbearable-hubris-of-musk-and-the-billionaire-tech-bros

Douglas Rushkoff. Note remark on more horizontal ownership by tech billionaires. I'm not sure that is different. It likely was that way in the gilded age too. None of those others are dominant in their field as Rushkoff says was the limit of earlier billionaires.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230430194301/https://netzpolitik.org/2023/longtermism-an-odd-and-peculiar-ideology/ The EA/LT reasoning explained in this interview, in a way that allows easy outlining. Bit sad to see Jaan Tallinns existential risk path taking this shape, CSER seemed to be more balanced back in 2012/13 when I briefly met him in the context of TEDxTallinn, with climate change a key existential risk, not a speed bump on the road to advanced AI to provide future humanity.

Paul was here

This reminded me of the marketing concept "Moments of truth" by A.G. Lafley (P&G), name ZMOT-FMOT-SMOT-TMOT - In my conference talk "Real, mental, virtual - Maps and reference points in the stores" that I gave back in 2012 at New Media Conference I briefly touched this subject.

Moment of truth (marketing)) Zero moment of truth (ZMOT) decision-making moment - Think with Google

L'arrivée des sites de rencontres sur le web a provoqué une nouvelle tendance de rencontre version 2.0 : moderne, ils ont remporté un succès immédiat, loin des classiques agences matrimoniales, ils ont facilité le contact et la connaissance entre deux personnes à distance.