I read that twice, and went to the post you linked to, and am still not seeing why it supports the idea:
this “destruction” was at least semi-planned.
Maybe you are viewing optimization related posts as a form of cultural collapse?
Nominull seemed to be. I was patterning my use of “destruction” after theirs. I don’t see it as destruction myself.
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I read that twice, and went to the post you linked to, and am still not seeing why it supports the idea:
Maybe you are viewing optimization related posts as a form of cultural collapse?
Nominull seemed to be. I was patterning my use of “destruction” after theirs. I don’t see it as destruction myself.