We are all babies in the Hyper age.

2025-10-27 · Bits and Bobs 10/27/25

We are all babies in the Hyper age.
- Babies don't have a predictive model of the world.
- Everything is overwhelming: it's all blooming, buzzing confusion.
- We now live in the cacophonous Hyper age.
- Everyone is awash in blooming, buzzing confusion.

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