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When you cannot determine if your work serves historical progress

I work in tech and keep thinking about how every innovation gets used for both good and evil and I cannot tell if I am helping humanity or hastening its destruction.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The mind seeks to determine the ultimate impact of present actions, missing the clarity available through attention to immediate intention and effect.

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“Where Are You with Philosophy of history?”

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