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Balaji· 2026-02-11 15:01
Humanoid robot telepresence keeps getting better.So: in the not too distant future, you’ll be able to use it to interact with your friends all over the world…even in those jurisdictions you might not normally be able to visit.As the sovereign debt crisis accelerates, the statist left will want to bill you for the number of days you’re physically present in their state. And the statist right may not want to grant you a visa at all.Fine.Be 100% compliant.You never ever set foot in their state.But your humanoi ...
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Balaji· 2026-01-18 22:44
(1) One way of thinking about the last ten years is that the American left busted the physical borders of the right, while the right smashed through the digital borders of the left.(2) Because the left relied on mind control, on controlling the discourse. And the busting of those digital borders by the Internet is what hurt them the most. They wanted stern penalties for crossing the line, for saying the wrong thing.So then the left tried to re-impose speech controls, but lost control. Will the right succeed ...