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I generally agree with your views. I think a large part of the problem is that we've all been (self) deluded into thinking technology can solve all our problems
by smaddox 10y ago
I generally agree with your views. I think a large part of the problem is that we've all been (self) deluded into thinking technology can solve all our problems. The older I get, the clearer it becomes, though, that the root of all our problems is psychological. Outside of transhuman genetic engineering or human-replacing AI, I don't see how technology can fix our psychology.
- davidivadavid 10y agoYou can't see how technology can "fix" psychology? The most obvious way is direct through e.g. drugs. There's a very wide spectrum of potential futures here from nootropics to brave-new-worldesque soma. The less obvious way is that technology alters your surroundings, which in turn influence your psychology. Neither scenario seems particularly implausible to me.
- smaddox 10y agoThe kind of psychological problems I'm talking about aren't the kind that are fixed by drugs. I'm talking about things like values and beliefs. I'm calling it psychology because I don't know what else to call it; perhaps mindset would be a better name.