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Welcome Early June arrives soft and bright. In the north, swifts stitch the evening sky and the first fireflies blink like punctuation in warm backyards. Far south, winter’s edge sharpens the air over Victoria while the humpbacks start their steady traverse up the Australian coast. The world breathes in
The world's largest battery-electric ferry just launched on the Uruguay-Argentina route, replacing diesel with zero-emission power.
The EU awarded €400M to 65 projects decarbonizing industrial heat with clean electrification.
Senegal is pairing satellite alerts with community patrols to restore mangroves and protect fisheries.
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Welcome Late May leans into long light. Peonies unfold like soft lanterns, bees fumble at their seams, and the evening swallows stitch quick cursive across a warm sky. Far south, the Río de la Plata carries a cool, amber sheen as autumn settles. In West African estuaries, young mangrove leaves
The U.S. just added a record 9.7 GWh of grid battery storage in Q1.
Illinois is deploying virtual power plants and 3 GW of storage to cut bills and boost reliability.
Africa's electric motorcycle sales are hitting six figures, slashing fuel costs and urban pollution.
Real progress, happening now.
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Welcome Late May leans into long light. Peonies unfold like soft lanterns, bees fumble at their seams, and the evening swallows stitch quick cursive across a warm sky. Far south, the Río de la Plata carries a cool, amber sheen as autumn settles. In West African estuaries, young mangrove leaves
We casually crack open million-year-old fossils but stress about opening a bag of chips at a party.
Why?
Because we bet future tech won't learn more than we can right now. We bet progress slows from here.
But with AI, we bet the opposite. We bet it speeds up AND slows down at the same time.
Which eternity do we actually value? Our own or everyone's?
What if we're making the wrong bet about progress?
Just watched someone crack open a million-year-old fossil like it was nothing. Made me think: we open ancient things believing we'll get the most value NOW. Not later.
Same with AI. We're betting progress will speed up AND slow down at the same time.
Weird, right?
New post explores why we value personal forever but trade away our collective future for almost nothing.
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https://www.brichapman.com/p/the-role-of-eternity?utm_source=bri-mastodon&utm_medium=social&src=mstdn
