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Selective memory loss. The dawn of infinite power was heralded in with the annihilation of 2 cities in Japan, and the death of many innocents exposed to open r
by screye 4y ago
Selective memory loss.
The dawn of infinite power was heralded in with the annihilation of 2 cities in Japan, and the death of many innocents exposed to open radiation in the development process. The industrial revolution began with pollution that worsened the lifespan on the 'winners' for decades before we figured out how to make these spaces safer. Modern medicine started off with bloodletting & modern psychiatry started off with lobotomies.
The first few generations that adopt a revolutionary technology see their lives get worse before they get better.
Problem is, AI, Medicine & Automation are all likely to produce revolutions that are bigger and faster spreading than anything we've seen before. I do not wish to be a 'growing child' in an era of increasing adoption of this tech. Growing up with just the internet was confusing enough as is.
More than all of these, the scariest is a technology that I've started hearing whispers of. We might 'solve aging' in this century. I hope I get to die before the advent of perpetual life seems to be on the horizon.
- Teever 4y agoWhy is it important to you to die before we solve aging instead of after? I take what you're saying to mean that you don't think we should cure aging? Do you believe that we should cure cancer? Do you believe that we should not have cured smallpox? Why or why not?