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Feels like most people have a hard time imagining that a god-like superintelligence could be completely indifferent to human affairs.
by xyzzy123 4y ago
Feels like most people have a hard time imagining that a god-like superintelligence could be completely indifferent to human affairs.
- _Microft 4y agoIndifference might not be that much better considering the consequences that our indifference has on nature.
- Razengan 4y agoFeels like some people have a hard time imagining that a god-like superintelligence would be completely interested in human affairs. Would you enjoy staring at a computer screen that isn't running anything? The universe is the hardware, the Earth is the operating system, humans are the software, and the shit we do is video games, apps, the content... What do you think a "higher entity" would be have more fun with?
- jhbadger 4y agoThat's a problem in a lot of horror stories that attempt to follow Lovecraft's "Cthulhu Mythos". They turn Cthulhu and rest of the Old Ones into evil demons who want to harm humanity. That makes them less interesting. The idea of cosmic horror is that these powerful beings simply don't care about humanity. Yes, if they return humanity will suffer, but that isn't their goal. And that is truly scary -- that we don't matter to the beings in power.