Software engineer and progress enthusiast. https://colemanfoley.substack.com/
Coleman Foley
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The Bridge to Boundless Human Development
Strong piece. I love the art. It really enhances the message. It’s interesting that you make it America-centric. This kind of stuff tends to be very global. I think it makes sense as a way to make the project a little more tightly scoped.
I like that you present both a worst-case future and a best-case future. It’s more engaging than a simplistic techno-optimistic vision. It creates a narrative of a grand challenge that needs all the help it can get. Overall, I like how it’s a very grand vision, but it is grounded in an array of concrete actions and specific areas to focus on.
Hi everyone. My name is Coleman. I’m a software engineer for a genetic testing company. I’m based in San Diego, California. I guess I could say my hobby is what Jason might call the philosophy of progress. I’ve been a big fan of Jason’s writing for a while now (my favorites are the review of Where’s My Flying Car and We Need a New Philosophy of Progress). I’m a big fan of Balaji Srinivasan’s thinking, too.
I have been kind of obsessed for a while now with the question of how we accelerate technological progress. I like trying to imagine a better future and how we would get there. I have been writing little posts on this kind of thing for the last year, about. I’m actually very interested in trying to do something like what Jason’s done in becoming an influential progress intellectual so am looking forward to learning more about the progress writer fellowship. Really excited to be here!
Thanks Donald, good feedback. I agree about maximizing good over minimizing bad. Curing aging, or extending healthspan, is a great one. Certainly an easier sell than becoming a multiplanetary species.