A real buzzkill (seriously; the environment dudes)

[Lukie]

The first great evil was the development of agriculture. That provided for human societies that we have not been biologically evolved for, and the misery has abounded because of it. The second great evil will probably be known as computing technology. At some point in our future, we will achieve things like perpetual consciousnesses, and with that, some will endure perpetual suffering. Just like how the ability for humans to suffer chronically became a reality upon the development of agriculture, the ability for humans to suffer at astronomical magnitudes beyond current levels will be made possible by computing technology

In that case you should also be able to live out the days in perpetual orgasmic bliss. And damnit, I want to be around for that!

[wufwugy]

In that case you should also be able to live out the days in perpetual orgasmic bliss. And damnit, I want to be around for that!

I don't think we will be around for that. I don't think any humans will be around for that actually. Some form of AI cyborg hybridization will probably turn humans partially extinct. I say partially, because I think it may still be possible that only the wealthy will experience the greatness, while the poor in isolated regions will still live as they currently do. To this day, there is still at least one "uncontacted" tribe in existence.

What I think we will have in our lifetimes, however, is immersive virtual reality and biological agelessness. The crazy, crazy thing is that since the advent of computers, technological development of just one decade is bigger than the rest of history combined.

As to exactly how machines will take over, I honestly have no clue. I think it will be gradual hybridization, and won't take off this century like it will in later centuries.

[Lukie]

I don't think we will be around for that. I don't think any humans will be around for that actually. Some form of AI cyborg hybridization will probably turn humans partially extinct. I say partially, because I think it may still be possible that only the wealthy will experience the greatness, while the poor in isolated regions will still live as they currently do. To this day, there is still at least one "uncontacted" tribe in existence.

that's fine, some sort of pseudo Lukie AI cyborg hybridization that lives in eternal bliss is fine with me. maybe ill build a virtual statue in my name or something

What I think we will have in our lifetimes, however, is immersive virtual reality and biological agelessness. The crazy, crazy thing is that since the advent of computers, technological development of just one decade is bigger than the rest of history combined.

that works too

As to exactly how machines will take over, I honestly have no clue. I think it will be gradual hybridization, and won't take off this century like it will in later centuries.

ill be honest, i've somewhat read into futurization theories and technologies and understand the validity of them, but there's something about all of it that makes me skeptical, without outright denying them, if that makes any sense.

[wufwugy]

ill be honest, i've somewhat read into futurization theories and technologies and understand the validity of them, but there's something about all of it that makes me skeptical, without outright denying them, if that makes any sense.

Quite understandable. The stuff isn't "normal" by any means. The biggest skeptics about quantum physics are physicists themselves

The theory is solid. The tough thing to figure out is the time frame. We have no reason to believe that biological agelessness is impossible or in the very distant future, while we do have reason to believe that something like time travel is not humanly possible.