Future Telescope

Another short but brilliant post by Eric Drexler, well worth reading several times over as short as it is.

A Telescope Aimed at the Future - [metamodern.com]

Our time is also unique in that growing computational capacity can enable us to simulate systems that have not yet been built: New aircraft typically fly as expected, new computer chips typically operate as expected. These same capabilities can also be used to simulate systems that cannot yet be built.

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