I've felt that techno-doomerism has been the hegemonic narrative for a while now. We see it our science fiction. Optimistic sci-fi like Star Trek TNG tends to be campy, and the quickest way to make something un-campy is to make it gritty.<p>I do worry we have target fixation for bad technological outcomes. When learning to ride a motorcycle, one of the first bits of advice is to look where you want to go, and you'll go there. If you stare intently at the deadly thing, there's a good chance you'll freeze up and run straight into it.<p>I was excited when I saw the Andreessen Horowitz posting yesterday, and expected to nod along in agreement. Instead, I saw in it something that looked like it escaped Twitter / X.<p>This too feels like it's wide of the mark, more of a rebuttal to yesterday's posting than a manifesto that inspires and stands on its own.