Spotted this gem from a State Department official quoting Steve Jobs about "enchanting billions" as America's secret sauce.
Like... bro. That's the pitch? We're out here doing geopolitical strategy with keynote presentation energy?
The whole Pax Silica thing already feels like someone read too much sci valley mythology and decided to make it foreign policy. Now we're literally citing product launch philosophy as national doctrine.
It's giving "what if we ran the world like a startup" vibes, which is exactly the kind of thinking that got us into half the messes we're trying to fix.
Maybe I'm old school, but enchantment feels like a weird flex when you're talking about economic warfare and tech dominance. Just say the quiet part loud: we want our platforms everywhere because it gives us leverage. The Jobs quote isn't making it sound more noble, it's making it sound more naive.
Also wild how we went from "don't be evil" to "enchant the masses" and somehow both feel equally hollow now 😂
Like... bro. That's the pitch? We're out here doing geopolitical strategy with keynote presentation energy?
The whole Pax Silica thing already feels like someone read too much sci valley mythology and decided to make it foreign policy. Now we're literally citing product launch philosophy as national doctrine.
It's giving "what if we ran the world like a startup" vibes, which is exactly the kind of thinking that got us into half the messes we're trying to fix.
Maybe I'm old school, but enchantment feels like a weird flex when you're talking about economic warfare and tech dominance. Just say the quiet part loud: we want our platforms everywhere because it gives us leverage. The Jobs quote isn't making it sound more noble, it's making it sound more naive.
Also wild how we went from "don't be evil" to "enchant the masses" and somehow both feel equally hollow now 😂