Civilisation peaked in 1940 and will collapse by 2040: the data-based predictions of 1973.
In 1973, near the height of the ‘population bomb’ panic, a computing programme called World1 offered up some predictions for the future. It anticipated a grim picture for humanity based on current trajectories. Tracing categories such as population, pollution and natural-resource usage, World1 calculated that, by 2040, human civilisation would collapse – a century after the best year to have been alive on the planet: 1940.
Greenwashing FTW.
Achieving Circularity And A More Sustainable World Is A Collective Effort, Strengthened By The Expertise And Commitment Of Many, And Always Evolving. This Guide Is Not So Different.
“Why I (Still) Love Tech: In Defense of a Difficult Industry.”
But I can’t deny that the miracle is over, and that there is an unbelievable amount of work left for us to do.
Relevant: tilde.club.
(…) im Habitus der Kramp-Karrenbauer erkennen sich Hunderttausende wieder, fühlen sich wohl und verstanden - die kleinen Sadisten des Alltags, die stets die Mehrheit und das Gewöhnliche im Rücken haben und deren Lust die Bestrafung von Abweichlern ist, sie sehen in dieses stets patzige, stets empörungswillige Bulldoggenantlitz wie in einen Spiegel; sie sehen die um exakt zehn Jahre veraltete Kleidung (die aber nie genuin unmodisch sein darf) und blicken damit in die eigene Garderobe; sie hören das stumpfe Gelaber wie ein helleres Echo ihrer Stammtischweisheit; sie sehen vor allem ihre eigene Kleinlichkeit und renitente Borniertheit, gewürdigt und in höchste Staatsämter getragen.
Only a fool would publish this article on Medium.
Strong Opinions Loosely Held Mght be the Worst Idea in Tech.
The idea of strong opinions, loosely held is that you can make bombastic statements, and everyone should implicitly assume that you’ll happily change your mind in a heartbeat if new data suggests you are wrong. It is supposed to lead to a collegial, competitive environment in which ideas get a vigorous defense, the best of them survive, and no-one gets their feelings hurt in the process.
The era of dark something.
The Dark Forest Theory of the Internet.
Imagine a dark forest at night. It’s deathly quiet. Nothing moves. Nothing stirs. This could lead one to assume that the forest is devoid of life. But of course, it’s not. The dark forest is full of life. It’s quiet because night is when the predators come out. To survive, the animals stay silent. (…) This is also what the internet is becoming: a dark forest.
Welcome to the Junk News Aggregator! We track the distribution of "junk news" on Facebook.
Not sure it’s so much easier today, though…
What It Was Like To Build A World Wide Web Site In 1995.
Twenty years ago, the web gave everyday folks the power to publish. But by 2015 standards, it was anything but easy.
Nicht gerettet, geraubt habt ihr! (Via piqd.de.)
Die Gegenstände der Menschen, die zu uns kommen, wollen wir behalten – die Menschen selbst aber, die wollen wir nicht.
Sustainable Web Manifesto (via wholegraindigital.com).
If the Internet was a country, it would be the 6th largest polluter.