The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born
The article discusses the transition from old to new paradigms in technology and culture. It emphasizes the tendency of people to expect revolutionary changes while highlighting that shifts in understanding often occur gradually. The author encourages a more nuanced view of change, suggesting that new ideas often incorporate elements of the old.
- ▪The author reflects on the misconceptions surrounding Icelandic identity and its Viking heritage.
- ▪He critiques the millenarianist thinking prevalent in Christian cultures, which often leads to the belief that singular events can change everything.
- ▪The article references Thomas Kuhn's concept of paradigm shifts, arguing that changes in understanding are often gradual rather than revolutionary.
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| Original publisher | Baldurbjarnason |
| Canonical URL | https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2026/the-old-world-of-tech-is-dying/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 22 May 2026 04:53:00 GMT |
| Retrieval time | 2026-05-21T09:21:10.393Z |
| Last seen | 2026-05-21T09:21:10.393Z |
| Headline source | Publisher (no WeSearch rewrite) |
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| Publisher visit | Yes — open original |
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The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born 14 May 2026 – Baldur Bjarnason When I was living in the UK, one of the more common responses people had to me being Icelandic – beyond the strangely common “I hate Björk” refrain – was some comment about Vikings or Norse mythology. I’m guessing my name helped prompt those. We all have very traditional Icelandic names in my family. If the comment caught me at the wrong time, I’d occasionally reply in my usual literal-minded way: The Vikings were coastal raiders and Iceland is an island in the middle of bloody nowhere. Once Iceland was settled in 930, we were mostly a nation of farmers and substantially Celtic. We were probably the least ‘Viking’ of all the Nordic countries.
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