permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven"
permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven" takes place on Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM (PDT) at Alamo Square Park in San Francisco, CA, and runs until 4:00 PM. Entry is free; the listing is on Luma.
About this event
The Permacomputing Club hosts a discussion on Christopher Lasch's "The True and Only Heaven" and Dario Amodei's techno-optimist essay, with specific chapter selections to be determined.
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We will be discussing Christopher Lasch's "The True and Only Heaven: Progress and Its Critics" about the history of the idea of "progress"For more info on his thesis: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_True_and_Only_Heaven In contrast, representing the idea of progress in San Francisco will be Dario Amodei, with his techno-optimist essay "Machines of Loving Grace" More detailed description and page selections tbd. It will probably be chapter two and maybe some other excerpts https://darioamodei.com/essay/machines-of-loving-graceAbout permacomputing:https://permacomputing.net/
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- When
- Sat, Oct 10, 2026 · 1:30 PM (PDT) · until 4:00 PM
- Where
- Alamo Square Park
- Address
- Alamo Square Park, Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA
- Price
- Free
- Genre
- arts, books
- Weather
- 78°F · ClearForecast at 1:30 PM (PDT)
Questions
- When is permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven"?
- Sat, Oct 10, 2026 at 1:30 PM PDT.
- How much are tickets for permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven"?
- Entry is free.
- Where is permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven"?
- Alamo Square Park, Alamo Square Park, Hayes St, San Francisco, CA 94117, USA, San Francisco, CA.
- Where can I buy tickets for permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven"?
- Tickets are sold on Luma. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
- What time does permacomputing club: christopher lasch's "the true and only heaven" end?
- It runs until 4:00 PM.