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Preventing the Collapse of Civilization / Jonathan Blow (Thekla, Inc)

DevGAMM · 14 recommenders · 12 months

A DevGAMM talk by Jonathan Blow arguing that civilizations can lose technological capability and that software quality is already deteriorating. He discusses how knowledge fails to transfer between generations.

Why Hacker News readers recommend it: It is the standard link in HN threads about software decay, lost knowledge and fragile technological civilization.

14 recommenders1 strong recommendations2020–2025
Software performance & optimizationFuturism & technology and societyGame design#jonathan blow#software decay#lost knowledge#technology regression#complexity

“Anyone who finds this concept interesting to think about and hasn't seen this video may enjoy it”

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