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Re:Ask HN: Where is this world heading? by climatologist on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:10PM (#36609606)
I like Zizek's take on this, being happy is overrated and most people are actually pretty happy with not doing anything other than watching YouTube and playing video games.

Plus, I don't see any way to prevent technological progress. It has a "will" of its own and will continue to advance. Jaques Ellul has already written about this but I think Heidegger and McLuhan are also in the same camp with similar ideas.

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Re:Ask HN: Where is this world heading? by mrwnmonm on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:23PM (#36609684)
> and most people are actually pretty happy with not doing anything other than watching YouTube and playing video games.

Are you this guy? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYoKRS_eWZY

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Re:Ask HN: Where is this world heading? by climatologist on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:25PM (#36609702)
Chomsky? No, but I also like Chomsky's perspective on most matters. He's more often correct than not.
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Re:Ask HN: Where is this world heading? by mrwnmonm on Wednesday July 05, 2023 @09:31PM (#36609761)
Not funny.
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