Yeah, when you read transhumanist/futurist type of stuff and try to square that with a whole lot of people still operating with a linear mindset that think the next 10 years will be just like the last 10, it’s quite a bit of cultural cognitive dissonance. I think a lot of this will have to be reconciled one way or another.
I’m assuming America will choose the stupidest way possible, like electing a dipshit such as donvict who cannot even handle the old system very well. And forget about getting leadership thinking about a way to transition to a post-scarcity economy that doesn’t involve just transferring ALL the wealth to people like convict and fElon while they think about how to “downsize” all of the “useless eaters”.
If I could have one ask of advances in technology and things like age extension, etc…is that somehow, someway, developments in getting massive intellect AS WELL AS wisdom and morality acceleration in humans come online to go with it. Otherwise, we are just talking about apes with nukes, if there is no wisdom, morality and intellect to go with it… I’ve watched as the Internet became available to all and hoped it would make us all smarter and more media savvy; instead it’s helped to give rise to things like the alt-right and putting the convicted felon into office. Also, now more than ever, people seem to be proudly clinging onto the notion of being anti-intellectuals.
Back in the 50s they claimed automation would lead to 20 hour work weeks and that our biggest problem would be filling our free time.
They didn’t account for people making up bullshit jobs and both political parties making “MOAR JOBS” the only thing they agree on.
Yeah, when you read transhumanist/futurist type of stuff and try to square that with a whole lot of people still operating with a linear mindset that think the next 10 years will be just like the last 10, it’s quite a bit of cultural cognitive dissonance. I think a lot of this will have to be reconciled one way or another.
I’m assuming America will choose the stupidest way possible, like electing a dipshit such as donvict who cannot even handle the old system very well. And forget about getting leadership thinking about a way to transition to a post-scarcity economy that doesn’t involve just transferring ALL the wealth to people like convict and fElon while they think about how to “downsize” all of the “useless eaters”.
If I could have one ask of advances in technology and things like age extension, etc…is that somehow, someway, developments in getting massive intellect AS WELL AS wisdom and morality acceleration in humans come online to go with it. Otherwise, we are just talking about apes with nukes, if there is no wisdom, morality and intellect to go with it… I’ve watched as the Internet became available to all and hoped it would make us all smarter and more media savvy; instead it’s helped to give rise to things like the alt-right and putting the convicted felon into office. Also, now more than ever, people seem to be proudly clinging onto the notion of being anti-intellectuals.
So…I have my doubts.