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I see a lot of parallels in Korean (and other eastern countries) and Indian social expectations.

While Korea has developed economically and has become a modern industrialized country all of it's social mores and expectations are rooted in it's feudal agricultural past.

I think that similar situation will happen in India as well in next 20 years.

Maybe Western modern industrialized, post-industrialized society needs a individualistic culture as well and does not harmonize well with society whose values are derived from the older feudal, gerontocratic agricultural society.

I have a feeling that Megalopolis is going to end up as one the great cult classics.

Vishy Anand resigning was an absolute GM level move.

I would also recommend 1st chapter of "Principles Of Computer System Design: An Introduction - Saltzer & Kaashoek" for a more general discussion on complexity in digital system.

The beetle fell into a hole and came out the otherside.

Kafka was not a famous writer at all or got rich due to his writing.

50 Years is too long a time period to make any kind of useful prediction.

> Physics has repeatedly had to tame infinities by elaborate tricks, or by eliminating them entirely

or In case of black holes by actually interpreting infinity as a real place in the universe.

Malicious people know about the Hanlon's razor and ready to use it as an excuse if they get caught.

Thanks for writing this, led me to a rabbit hole.