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I rather wonder what our descendants will marvel at that we are doing. Will they think that it was ingenious to design machines in different parts, from differ
by _Microft 6y ago
I rather wonder what our descendants will marvel at that we are doing.
Will they think that it was ingenious to design machines in different parts, from different materials, then assembled and shipped to where they are needed? With the limited technology and methods of our time? That we used to engineer and create special machines for these different purposes because in their world, everything you can conceive will come out of replicators [0] instead? Fully functional, no matter which materials it consists of? And humans no longer involved in the design process because a solution was computer generated after stating the purpose of the tool?
[0] https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Replicator https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Replicator
- andreime 6y agothe thermic engine would amaze the next generations
- raducu 6y agoHaving good lyrics in music? Poetry that actually sounds good? Paintings that make sense and take skill instead of bullshit art? Repairing relationships and mending things? Cooking for themselves?
- mensetmanusman 6y agoThey will marvel at the transistor.
- ip26 6y agoI'm biased, but I agree. I think the impact (as well as the marvel) is underestimated. It hasn't made the splash that antibiotics or fission did, but it underpins subtle, continued advancement in almost every other field. For example, any field that benefits from simulating physics- weather models, aerodynamics, fluid dynamics, nuclear physics, or protein folding. One specific marvel is the self-aligned gate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-aligned_gate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-aligned_gate)
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- 7952 6y agoPeople always think of a technology that does everything for you (like a replicator). But often the sweet point is making something easy enough that it can be done by a busy person without needing lots of expertise. And ideally the task can be made fun and fulfilling. That is true of making, modifying or even designing something.