Once something starts to get talked about more widely then it probably deserves a mention, even if it is a gross simplification and really not useful except for describing a very prescribed narrative.
The decels would have you believe that and link AI with climate change.
While LLMs might produce negligable returns, what about AI advances in material science which could lead to breakthrough ideas in energy storage or more environmentally safe energy production?
We seem to refuse to admit that companies are a microcosm of the broader cultural/political environment and politics as much as we try to avoid it, plays a big part in how we work.
There are clear conservative/progressive ideologies: Progressives are always wanting to try the shiny new thing, while the conservatives want to stick with what works, and disagreements over the languages, tools and processes we use have similar religious fervor and animosity as you see in the broader culture wars.
Fascism is basically Communism (as practiced); corporations own the means of production rather than the government, and it uses religion/nationalism rather than humanism/atheism.
They are the same in kind, but different in degree. You could even say China under Deng Xiaoping and later Xi blended the two.
Agile is many ways does smack of Communism:
- It proposes egalitarianism (skin in the game), but generally leads to micromanagement/totalitarian situations.
- If it fails it's because you didn't do the "real" Agile.
- If adherents often speak/act in cultist/religious ways.
There is some research regarding an increase in Saharan dust storms that retards hurricane development in the Eastern Atlantic. Apparently this is still trending upwards and has resulted in fewer hurricanes forming over the last few decades.
You have to wonder if they did it on purpose, and someone just made the call that it wasn't worth hanging onto. Remember also that Crusader was canned after one season so there wasn't a lot of love for sci-fi.
The CGI could have done with a re-render, but the live shots might come out looking really bad trying to clean them up.
There was and is a lot of love outside the US. But that is only an afterthought for the US copyright holders. Latest B5 film, The Road Home still can't be legally streamed in some EU countries, months after release, despite there are plenty of fans.
I sometimes wonder if B5 or Firefly would have got a better go in the current environment of multiple subscription/streaming channels where there is a lot more appetite for shows that are different.
B5 obviously would have come out different as they would not have rushed to fit the planned storyline into season 4.
