Ooof. A lot going on here; what a time to be alive.

The first act, which I call Dark Forest Apotheosis, is already underway. The second, Hardness Wars, is taking shape in research laboratories and cryptographic migration projects. The third, Strange Forest, is only beginning to come into view, though its earliest signs are surprisingly concrete.

Descent into the Computational Sublime - by Venkatesh Rao ↗