Comments on: No Way Home

By: Of time bandits and the river | The Mitrailleuse

Of time bandits and the river | The Mitrailleuse — Thu, 24 Apr 2014 20:19:59 +0000

[…] them either). “‘Past orientation’ is an impressively defensible value,” Nick Land says, “Retro-directed action, in contrast, is sheer error.” “Home also I cannot […]

By: MW

MW — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 13:49:39 +0000

Similar but not the same like all moments in history (even speculative ones). A lot of behavior reactos hate is propelled by technological change. Promiscuity -> birth control | homosexuality -> ARVs | diversity -> trauma centers. Take that away, and a lot of the old structures of morality would come roaring back with a vengeance.

By: fotrkd

fotrkd — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 10:53:57 +0000

Yes, that works better.

By: northanger

northanger — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 06:07:26 +0000

that’s the horizon effect, yes?

By: fotrkd

fotrkd — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:53:26 +0000

(Hello) Life isn’t… but the D&G war machine nomadology thingymy-jig suggests the thing we’re in is exactly like chess… that’s the horizon, no?

By: northanger

northanger — Wed, 23 Apr 2014 01:33:21 +0000

Life is not like chess.

By: Ademonos

Ademonos — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 17:07:36 +0000

The challenges are similar to those that the problem of going forward along the right path poses. It is a given, though, that walking backwards into the future is never a good plan.

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 15:01:24 +0000

It does look useful. Was there any special relevance I’m missing?

By: northanger

northanger — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:12:55 +0000

Interesting paper
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizon_effect

By: admin

admin — Tue, 22 Apr 2014 14:11:10 +0000

Collapse is a figurative ‘going back’ — but not a real one.