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I'm now imagining rich grey goo saying it'd rather be poor grey goo, than a rich human in 2021. Even if we have 200 years of consistent economic growth and tec
by teachingassist 5y ago
I'm now imagining rich grey goo saying it'd rather be poor grey goo, than a rich human in 2021.
Even if we have 200 years of consistent economic growth and technological process, I doubt you would see rich people giving up their wealth to teleport themselves there.
- webmaven 5y agoI think you may be underestimating the extent to which the rich attribute their success to merit (ie. they will assume that they won't stay poor), and the allure of relatively modest improvements in lifespan and healthspan (say, an extra 10 years of lifespan, and 20 of healthspan).