Life in the Singularity

Life in the Singularity

The Age of the Laser

How to Master Hypernovelty

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Matt McDonagh
Jan 31, 2026
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Be warned. The world you woke up in this morning is not the same world you will fall asleep in tonight. We’ve crossed a threshold. We are no longer living in a period of linear progression.

We’ve entered the era of hypernovelty.

In the past, cultural and technological shifts took generations. A blacksmith in 1700 lived a life remarkably similar to a black…

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