> I used to think that the community of hackers would be immune to this I'm not really sure why you would think this. Hackers use tools to amplify their intent

> I used to think that the community of hackers would be immune to this I'm not really sure why you would think this. Hackers use tools to amplify their intent/will. Hackers are also human beings, who generally are interested in cutting the drudgery out of their lives. The fascination seems obvious. > We're pretty much fucked This opinion strikes me as the classic case of "I don't like how other people are (or are going to be) living their lives. How dare they!". If mostly everyone is comfortable, happy and (within reason) has access to all the things they want, why is this so offensive to you? As we (hopefully) approach a post-scarcity, AI-supported society, I totally agree that the average level of insularity will increase dramatically. So many of our day-to-day interactions are solely due to us needing to (begrudgingly) cooperate to live our lives, and people will just opt-out of those interactions. But that frees up so much time to spend with the ones we actually want to socialize with. In such a future, there's nothing stopping you from "maintaining your humanity" with other like-minded individuals. Inflicting hardship on others is not a requirement for that.