This essay is excellent, but I wonder a bit about the fact that it focused on the US only. On a global scale I think that experiences are continuing to compress and will continue to do so for at least a few generations.
If this is true, does it invalidate pg's overall thesis? I'm not sure. Interesting to think about though.
> I wonder a bit about the fact that it focused on the US only. On a global scale I think that experiences are continuing to compress and will continue to do so for at least a few generations.
There's actually a little allusion to this in footnote 21:
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[21] Globally the trend has been in the other direction. While the US is becoming more fragmented, the world as a whole is becoming less fragmented, and mostly in good ways.
He didn't elaborate, but I suppose the essay was already pretty hefty.
If this is true, does it invalidate pg's overall thesis? I'm not sure. Interesting to think about though.