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You said that, "People still had kids because they needed them to tend farms." If you started a farm, then you too could have the same excuse! Is this an act

You said that, "People still had kids because they needed them to tend farms." If you started a farm, then you too could have the same excuse! Is this an act of cruelty? I don't think you can know unless you have the kid and then ask them. On the leopards/asteroid, just imagine, I realize you don't believe this, but just imagine that you realized that AI wasn't going to hurt people. Imagine the weight that would just lift right off your shoulders. This is how most people feel because they aren't convinced that AI is going to do anything that horrible. Deepfakes, misinformation, etc, those will all be problems we pretty much all realize we'll have to face, but imagine letting go of all the more apocalyptic visions.

flangola7 4y ago
> You said that, "People still had kids because they needed them to tend farms." If you started a farm, then you too could have the same excuse! Is this an act of cruelty? I don't think you can know unless you have the kid and then ask them. This doesn't even make sense. If I was to start a farm I would need large combines and other equipment modern farms use, not kids. If you mean as if I had lived centuries ago, having kids was necessary simply to produce food and keep the species alive, and unlike today did not mean parents were subjecting them to a worse life than they had experienced themselves. Often times it was the opposite. Today kids are not necessary to run farms, and above a very low level will not assist in sustaining the species since most will just be extra casualties in mass die-offs. > On the leopards/asteroid, just imagine, I realize you don't believe this, but just imagine that you realized that AI wasn't going to hurt people. Imagine the weight that would just lift right off your shoulders. This is how most people feel because they aren't convinced that AI is going to do anything that horrible. Deepfakes, misinformation, etc, those will all be problems we pretty much all realize we'll have to face, but imagine letting go of all the more apocalyptic visions. I'm not sure what you want me to do with this. "Imagine as if your problems weren't real" is mindless false hope at best, and insulting one's intelligence at worst. Sticking our head in the sand and pretending everything is okay is not an effective way to manage emotions or disasters.

flangola7 4y ago

> You said that, "People still had kids because they needed them to tend farms." If you started a farm, then you too could have the same excuse! Is this an act of cruelty? I don't think you can know unless you have the kid and then ask them. This doesn't even make sense. If I was to start a farm I would need large combines and other equipment modern farms use, not kids. If you mean as if I had lived centuries ago, having kids was necessary simply to produce food and keep the species alive, and unlike today did not mean parents were subjecting them to a worse life than they had experienced themselves. Often times it was the opposite. Today kids are not necessary to run farms, and above a very low level will not assist in sustaining the species since most will just be extra casualties in mass die-offs. > On the leopards/asteroid, just imagine, I realize you don't believe this, but just imagine that you realized that AI wasn't going to hurt people. Imagine the weight that would just lift right off your shoulders. This is how most people feel because they aren't convinced that AI is going to do anything that horrible. Deepfakes, misinformation, etc, those will all be problems we pretty much all realize we'll have to face, but imagine letting go of all the more apocalyptic visions. I'm not sure what you want me to do with this. "Imagine as if your problems weren't real" is mindless false hope at best, and insulting one's intelligence at worst. Sticking our head in the sand and pretending everything is okay is not an effective way to manage emotions or disasters.