Ryan Orhan(@rynorhn):civilization evolved around a pretty stable ceiling on human cognition. suddenly we’re building cognition whose ceiling can move every few months. almost none of our institutions were designed with that possibility in mind. if that continues, ai won’t just change what civilization can do. it’ll change faster than civilization can figure out what to do with it.

2026.10.06 23:41

civilization evolved around a pretty stable ceiling on human cognition. suddenly we’re building cognition whose ceiling can move every few months. almost none of our institutions were designed with that possibility in mind. if that continues, ai won’t just change what civilization can do. it’ll change faster than civilization can figure out what to do with it.