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Walker Percy and his role in techno-optimism
Walker Percy (1916-1990) was an American novelist and essayist, known for his novels, which often deal with existential and philosophical themes. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, and raised in Greenville, Mississippi, Percy had a difficult childhood marked by the death of his parents. He studied medicine at Columbia University before turning to writing after a severe…
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THE TECHNO-OPTIMIST MANIFESTO by Marc Andreessen
We document here the “Techno-Optimist Manifesto” that Marc Andreessen published in a thread on X: “You live in a deranged age — more deranged than usual, because despite great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing.” — Walker Percy “Our species is 300,000…