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Only those human psyches that insist on being at the top of some hierarchy.

• nsxwolf 11y ago
  This comment seems dismissive. I will never be good at chess or go, let alone the best at either. That in itself doesn't bother me. I'm fine with that. But to have your entire species demoted to second place? That has to have a negative psychological effect, and not just on the individuals with raging egos.
  • danharaj 11y ago
    i don't think it has to be a raging ego. Everyone's like this to a degree: we're trained to think this way from birth. Why can't one enjoy their virtues without comparing them to others? i study mathematics for fun; i was half as good as the kids who ended up going to grad school in my class; only a few of them will end up professors. The fact that professors of mathematics completely outclass me does not impact my enjoyment of my own mathematical ability at all. In fact, i am thrilled when i get to talk to an expert in the fields i'm interested in. Being second place in a cooperative system is not bad. People don't mind that. Being second place in a competitive system is bad. People are scared that machine intelligence will be in competition with them; i think it's better to just reframe the relationship.