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I do. But having a debilitating disease is a different story and beyond the persons control. Given a choice, I and many others here will continue to learn and

• _carbyau_ 4y ago
  Eh. GP:> The subset that will keep up will be even smaller than today The subset might include you, or a majority of HN people even. Just a smaller % of population than currently. Regards your > Given a choice If you have family with such issues, you know it wasn't a choice. Getting older means facing mental plasticity slowdown. You can work to be fit on that front sure, but it is an issue that we will all face and not everyone will choose as you do. I am not sure I agree with GP's assertion that technology will be inherently harder to deal with though.
  • eternalban 4y ago
    The subject at hand affects the entirety of society, not just hn members. Even today surely you must have very intelligent and capable friends or people you know that are preoccupied with their own domain and it is an unreasonable position to expect them to keep up with software and hardware and cellular/networking and be able to ascertain with high confidence that X is a safe and secure choice. This issue can not be decided based on what is appropriate for a niche segment of society. We have a variety of options to serve the general society -- state/control, state/licensing, state/regulation, private/corporate, public/ngo, public/community, personal/ai, personal/expertise. These are not mutually exclusive options and we should discuss the possible configurations, optimal for general societal welfare, rather than denying that the problem exists.