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it is quickly squashed down as it will 'affect our way of life.'

This reminds me of another curse upon the landscape of humanity: NIMBY-ism. One of the worst things to happen to our specific models of society. If we did plateau and peak with a controlled, steady decline, NIMBY-ism wouldn't be an issue.

I think there's some fair arguments supporting the goal of a controlled decline. Like am overly-ambitious tech company over-hiring and then having massive layoffs - it hurts, but it's necessary and recovery is possible.

Like you say, Blockchain is likely to transform the way we think about big things (as it alters the fundamental philosophy of money, security, and their functions), but AGI... Eh, I'm skeptical. Still seems little more than a way to cheapen the human experience at the moment lol. But we'll see!