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the case for a technical population

written 05/07/2026, last revised 17/07/2026


It's no secret that technical skills are beyond the average person's remit - the ability to setup even a simple webserver remains known to a sparse few.

In the information age, I think this, combined with technofeudalism, is a disaster waiting to happen.

the source of concern

Meta's Facebook social media platform was used by roughly 3.07b active people in 2025, or roughly 37% of the global population.[1]

While not a majority, that is a sizable chunk of our global population as a species. To put that number into perspective, here are some more things that are roughly ~3.07b in magnitude:


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