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Revolution vs Evolution. People want to think that progress comes from a handful of revolutions that change the world. It's a lot more exciting than what we actually have: evolutions, over long periods of time.


Except that actual biological evolution works via punctuated equilibrium, so it is possible to be living in interesting times.




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