To my younger (in body or mind) colleagues on this site

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To my younger (in body or mind) colleagues on this site

I have no particular insight into the future. The truth is that the only constant is change. I used to and still like the community on this site. The thing I like most is that I could always learn new things.

The posted articles were often deep and interesting, often out of my depth, but the discussions here were often deeper and more thoughtful. I hope those people are still here.

Recently there has been an increase in pessimism on this site and perhaps that is what has brought incivility with it. And that increases the pessimism. They feed each other. One of the few perpetual motion machines that are real.

There is a corresponding perpetual motion machine that is started by compassion and drives thoughtfulness whic feeds compassion and so on.

Anyway. If you came here because you like computing and want to learn more about it I think you’re still in the right place, but you have to be careful of which one of the perpetual motion machines you want to watch and perhaps give a nudge to.

I don’t know the future for sure, but yours will be bright.

There will be less cancer, less toil, better social contact, more love and less war.

This is because you will pick the right machine.

Discussion 0 comments · -1 points · kghose · 2026-07-30
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