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Designers and technologists look to the natural world to envision more resilient futures

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    ohyran
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    It's always fun to watch an organism that mostly resembles an invasive species eating its way in to its own death spiral try use natural phenomena as a guiding light for further expansion in to...

    It's always fun to watch an organism that mostly resembles an invasive species eating its way in to its own death spiral try use natural phenomena as a guiding light for further expansion in to its own self destruction.

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      Qis
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      I think "ai research" like this listicle is pretty larky but gosh if yours doesn't sound like a cynical perspective. What is a "death spiral" and how does it relate to us as a collective organism?

      I think "ai research" like this listicle is pretty larky but gosh if yours doesn't sound like a cynical perspective. What is a "death spiral" and how does it relate to us as a collective organism?

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      1. ohyran
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        Us as in "humanity", or "us as google" or "us as Alphabet"? Because as a species it means nothing at all. For Alphabet its probably cool they already seem to cut the company in to chunks to allow...

        Us as in "humanity", or "us as google" or "us as Alphabet"? Because as a species it means nothing at all. For Alphabet its probably cool they already seem to cut the company in to chunks to allow for the eternal growth myth to exist as its holdings can battle it out and still create net worth. For Google as it is now, and its structure eternal growth isn't possible. It needs to start chomping on itself, or on other subsidiaries of Alphabet.

        But for you and me? Fekk all after a while. I mean Bernie Madoff may have been part in large economic collapses - but in fairness you and me are fine. As a species it was another bump in the road as another set of massive companies collapsed, let others take the hit and resurfaced - but those happen with such sure frequency now that its more like a gravel path anyway.

        So I don't want to sound like downer. You and me will be ok.

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