The founding fathers weren’t idiots the way you seem to think they were. They would correctly identify a fraud and tyrant in our Oval Office. And they would promptly take out the trash after discovering everything he’s done to erode our Democratic Republic that they so earnestly fought for. To be fair, they’d probably do that to a few presidents. The founding fathers were not fools and neither are your readers. I’m a techo-optimist, but this is techo-delusionist. Progress is not automatic. Freedom isn’t free. And no empire lasts forever.
Our founding fathers would detect the corrupt congress and politicians. They would prosecute and stop it. They would be furious with the heavy taxing and regulations for fraud. They would see a decline in the economy and culture. The national debt is ruining the dollar and will trigger economic contraction. The bankers and economists are to blame.
In a related note, I've been using the latest AI models to try to "time travel" back to the past using a first person narrative and photorealistic graphics. Example from yesterday - and what's striking is the brutal reality of the day:
A Day When the Enemy Burned the White House to the Ground, 1814
Meh, your opening along was a very one sided take on something that’s not even binary. Founding fathers were not representative of what America looks like across cultures and cities today, so they wouldn’t even have the capacity to understand or compute ‘the current state of this country’ especially for ‘we the people.’ You’re probably already very familiar with the phrase ‘tech eats the world.’ So does ignorance, and your post is hardlining on that side.
Very nicely put, Christian Keil: "I am a proactive optimist who believes in the American Dream. I do not believe things automatically will get better, but I know that things can get better if we make them so"
The founding fathers weren’t idiots the way you seem to think they were. They would correctly identify a fraud and tyrant in our Oval Office. And they would promptly take out the trash after discovering everything he’s done to erode our Democratic Republic that they so earnestly fought for. To be fair, they’d probably do that to a few presidents. The founding fathers were not fools and neither are your readers. I’m a techo-optimist, but this is techo-delusionist. Progress is not automatic. Freedom isn’t free. And no empire lasts forever.
Our founding fathers would detect the corrupt congress and politicians. They would prosecute and stop it. They would be furious with the heavy taxing and regulations for fraud. They would see a decline in the economy and culture. The national debt is ruining the dollar and will trigger economic contraction. The bankers and economists are to blame.
Love this!
In a related note, I've been using the latest AI models to try to "time travel" back to the past using a first person narrative and photorealistic graphics. Example from yesterday - and what's striking is the brutal reality of the day:
A Day When the Enemy Burned the White House to the Ground, 1814
https://directorblue.substack.com/p/a-day-when-the-enemy-burned-the-white
Christian, I read your MP slideshow - very thorough and optimistic. This makes me excited for the future. Well done!
Thanks for sharing.
I too like the optimism.
Meh, your opening along was a very one sided take on something that’s not even binary. Founding fathers were not representative of what America looks like across cultures and cities today, so they wouldn’t even have the capacity to understand or compute ‘the current state of this country’ especially for ‘we the people.’ You’re probably already very familiar with the phrase ‘tech eats the world.’ So does ignorance, and your post is hardlining on that side.
"it's fine. everything is fine. we have affordable vanilla scented candles."
Nice work. I will have my cynical pre-teen read this. I also appreciate the repurposing DFW’s fish story.
Very nicely put, Christian Keil: "I am a proactive optimist who believes in the American Dream. I do not believe things automatically will get better, but I know that things can get better if we make them so"
Proactive optimism sounds like a superpower!
Love it
Awesome take on the overall journey of American History - can be viewed as a category creator to many industries and companies! @Christian Keil