A few days ago, I published The Darwinian Honeymoon - why I am not as impressed by human progress as I used to be. To my gratification, it was quite well-received on Twitter, Substack and LessWrong.[1]However, in subsequent conversations I realized that I did not communicate my core point well enough, given how abstract it is. So I wanted to write a short (and somewhat sloppy and galaxy-brained) post explaining what I mean a bit more.Here’s what I am NOT saying:“Humans will face the same fate...

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