The Acceleration of Addictiveness
This short essay from 2010 has only become more relevant. The thesis: technological progress means that «increasing numbers of things we like will be transformed into things we like too much.» And the tricky part: As a species, we wouldn’t want to stop it. So, on an individual level, «we’ll increasingly be defined by what we say no to.»
From Weekly Filet #476, in February 2024.
💔 Some older links might be broken — that's the state of the web, sadly. If you find one, ping me.