alt Hacker NewsI admit I didn't read the entire post (I honestly think authors really need to come to terms with the fact that we now live in a world of information excess, and pithiness is more important than ever), but I wouldn't feel too bad yet given there was a recent front page HN post about how free, open models could actually catch all the issues Mythos did, it just required a little more orchestration. E.g. see https://aisle.com/blog/ai-cybersecurity-after-mythos-the-jag... for a detailed analysis.
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> pithiness is more important than ever
I apologize for getting stuck on your parenthetical but while pithiness is a fine aspiration in a North American business setting, pithy reads generally can't exist without more detailed and nuanced long-form analyses, and the latter face a more dire existential threat. You are right that pithy [writing] is an important skill, as are slow and deliberative reading and writing of longer form work
I'm not claiming the original post is detailed or nuanced, to be clear
I’ve read it, it’s taken me about ten minutes, and it’s been refreshing to read something that is not sloppy. The page design and type are soothing, too.
I don’t agree with everything that the article says but it soulfully blends concepts in history, politics, economics, cryptography and AI.
I don’t think the author could’ve compressed it without precisely sacrificing the essay’s soul.
Is this what everything is coming down to?
if an 1800 word post is just too long I think you are cooked. This is the nicest thing I can say on the subject.