Ground-up society simulations are complete nonsense so far, but not far in the future.

Ground-up society simulations are complete nonsense so far, but not far in the future. | the idea that you're going to simulate society from the ground up is complete nonsense so far I don't think it's that far in the future though

the idea that you're going to simulate society from the ground up is complete nonsense so far I don't think it's that far in the future though

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