>He felt, however, that international rapprochement or another world war were the only things likely to happen. He did not agree with Russell that another world war would mean the end of civilization. He thought the leadership of civilization would pass to America and ultimately to Asia. He thinks that our general education level in the States is poor, but that there are great centers of learning with us and that much fine work is being done. He expects big things from the U.S.<p>Einstein's megatrend forecasting was pretty good.
We have so much to learn from cybernetics, especially in the infancy of blockchain. How does one design a flourishing economy and maximize outcomes for its members?<p>I recommend checking out Stafford Beer's lectures on cybernetics: <a href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-1973-cbc-massey-lectures-designing-freedom-1.2946819" rel="nofollow">https://www.cbc.ca/radio/ideas/the-1973-cbc-massey-lectures-...</a>
It’s fascinating how valuable simple diaries or letters are to history. Even something like documenting an encounter on a train (not that meeting Einstein is anything small).