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I predict that augmented minds will perform spectacular feats and then quickly burn out. Either vegetative state or depression and suicide. We're far too mood
by EdSharkey 10y ago
I predict that augmented minds will perform spectacular feats and then quickly burn out. Either vegetative state or depression and suicide. We're far too moody and fragile to have our thoughts accelerated to compute speeds without mental collapse.
That is, unless we can somehow lose our humanity in the process. But then, we're no longer being augmented. We're being replaced.
The happy medium we will obtain will be replacing the video, audio, touch input and keyboards with mental equivalents. Therefore, one's 'bandwidth' to the computer/network will still necessarily be limited to that of an observer of the compute functions of the computer rather than one who has integrated their mind and consciousness with the computer.
One of the most treasured features of these systems will be the off button. And a sizeable subset of the populace will run primarily in offline-mode but with regular access to some huge local data trove curated from online data.
- devopsproject 10y ago> Either vegetative state or depression and suicide They will make a drug for that
- mirimir 10y agoMaybe. But mostly, they'll just hack neurotransmitters.
- devopsproject 10y agoso a digital pill?
- mirimir 10y agoJust readjust neurotransmitter stuff.
- mirimir 10y agoI doubt that burn-out will be that serious an issue. I used to get depressed a lot, until I learned how to hack the mechanism. With deep hooks into brain function, I see no reason why people would be depressed, unless they wanted to be. Some will argue that heavily augmented people are no longer human. Back in the day, I'm sure that some considered the use of stone tools in the same way. But they apparently didn't have many descendants ;)
- hashnsalt 10y agoAnd how exactly did you hack the 'depression mechanism?'
- mirimir 10y agoI use modafinil. I don't force 24 hour circadian cycle. And when I start feeling down, I laugh at myself for being such a dumbass. And that always puts a smile on my face :) Maybe sometimes it takes a few choruses of one Turbonegro song or another, or creative cursing, or whatever.
- AndrewKemendo 10y ago>That is, unless we can somehow lose our humanity in the process. But then, we're no longer being augmented. We're being replaced. Right, which is a great thing that should be celebrated! Creating a successor is arguably what our core "programming" (DNA) is all about. The biological imperative as it were. What about the idea that we can create the successor to humanity? Why wouldn't we celebrate creating something better than ourselves?
- kordless 10y agoSchizophrenia is more likely than "burn out". ;)