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I keep hearing about this version of the singularity future where people lead intentional lives and eschew technology to produce handmade goods, as a way to find meaning in a world in which everything is automated. It seems the Amish are already there.

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I'm not sure good it is to fine meaning in physical objects, no matter how artisanal or handcrafted they are, personally.

Sometimes I look at the objects my father bought for me before he died - a toy train, a film camera - stuff I can get for $10 at a store, but they mean a lot more to me than that.

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