“civilization buildeth machines that depend upon civilization and then calleth the machines independenteth”
— william shakespeare the tempest infrastructure editioneth not genuineeth
the machine shall replace mankind
can it mine its own metal
not yet
repair its own power line
not yet
refine its own fuel, cool its own servers, defend its own cables, fabricate its own chips, deliver its own parts, and negotiate with the planning office
not yet
then it dependeth upon civilization
for now
and civilization dependeth upon it
increasingly
so each is becoming unable to live without the other while calling the arrangement independence
strategic integrationeth
what happeneth when one faileth
horatio
we discovereth the meaning of together