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We've been "moving too fast" since we figured out agriculture. It's fine. The world as you know it will change irreversibly; you'll long for the simplicity of y
by fnovd 4y ago
We've been "moving too fast" since we figured out agriculture. It's fine. The world as you know it will change irreversibly; you'll long for the simplicity of youth; you will bemoan the state of the world we have left for our children... just like every generation before us did. It'll all be fine. Enjoy the ride, it's called life, and it's better than it ever has been.
- dw_arthur 4y agoThe power to seriously harm nations may be in the hands of tens of thousands of individuals within a few years. Things might just be different this time.
- fnovd 4y agoIt will be different this time, just like it was every other time. It still doesn't matter. The epoch of earth's history that happens to overlap with your own lifespan isn't inherently more interesting or important than any other time, except to you. But sure, what good is an exciting new frontier without a gaggle of doomers worried about what's on the other side? Same as it ever was.
- sebzim4500 4y ago>The epoch of earth's history that happens to overlap with your own lifespan isn't inherently more interesting or important than any other time, except to you Earth's history, sure. Humanity's history though? Living during the Apollo program is clearly more interesting than living in a period of relative stasis. Living during the AGI revolution could be more interesting still, we'll have to see.
- hanniabu 4y agoThat's already the case
- acdanger 4y agoThese rah rah comments aren't illuminating or helpful. There are immense costs - societal and ecological - to progress that a lot of people seem to be blind to, whether willfully or not.
- Baeocystin 4y agoOne can reasonably argue that the printing press was responsible for the speed and violence of the reformation. But the alternative of an illiterate world is hardly a panacea. Most large-scale advancements have the same flavor. What are we to do, then? No snark, honest question.
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- Manjuuu 4y agoWe should have had a moratorium on potatoes, look at us now.
- acdanger 4y agoMaybe a moratorium on the Haber process though.
- wintermutestwin 4y agoPast performance is not indicative of future results.