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Dalio articulated his concerns, suggesting that these advanced technologies are poised to benefit the top 1% to 10% of the population significantly more than everyone else, potentially leading to profound societal challenges.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Materialized during the Industrial Revolution — a time of unprecedented societal change — the movement generally sought to redefine mankind’s relationship with technology and progress, with the ultimate goal of regulating the forces of nature so that humanity could achieve unity and immortality.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead, there’s a mingling of legal, political, and societal factors.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a baron’s daughter falls deeply in love with a clergyman, defiantly forgoing societal expectations to experience true love.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Materialized during the Industrial Revolution — a time of unprecedented societal change — the movement generally sought to redefine mankind’s relationship with technology and progress, with the ultimate goal of regulating the forces of nature so that humanity could achieve unity and immortality.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 12 Sep. 2025
Instead, there’s a mingling of legal, political, and societal factors.
—Omar G. Encarnación, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, a baron’s daughter falls deeply in love with a clergyman, defiantly forgoing societal expectations to experience true love.
—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Societal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/societal. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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