>The inexorable march of technology cannot be stopped
More good news: global catastrophes can stop it! On a more pedantic note, This general platitude has always bothered me because for all our technological advancements, it's not, at its core, true. Thanos snap your fingers and get rid of every human, and what happens to technology? ChatGPT isn't going to upload itself into the best Boston Robotics model on the market and ensure continuity of electronics manufacturing. The march might be inevitable because 8 billion humans can't agree on anything, but it is still a choice. Small pockets of people have in fact opted out of that march; maybe more will in the future, or maybe "we" collectively decide that such a path is for the best.
Vindication is a dish best served cold, I suppose. It honestly would not surprise me if more people are looking at that document with fascination as of late.