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Jaron Lanier: Fear of an Algorithmic Planet

Decoding the Gurus

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Is the World Getting Better, or Is It Worse?

i've never been on social media, but i'm able to write bet selling books and get booked as a speakertill i still have my allest speaker status. So so why is that? Do have to say, bmit, its slightly off topic, but i think since the opportunity presents itself. Barry wis: There's this thing about the intellectual dark web and the characters that in and they're always concerned about the same sorts of things. And here's an example. I was at a dinner party recently where the argument was, is the world getting better or worse?

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