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If I wasn’t one of them I wouldn’t care. It’s like caring about trees having branches. They just do. The trees probably care a great deal about their branches t
by illiac786 9mo ago
If I wasn’t one of them I wouldn’t care. It’s like caring about trees having branches. They just do. The trees probably care a great deal about their branches though, like I care a great deal about my emotions.
- in-silico 9mo agoWell some people appreciate the world around them, and would care about it just as they care about trees having branches.
- illiac786 9mo agoSome people definitely, but you made a point that you don’t. People are “biomolecular machines” and they are “useful, sure”. I wouldn’t call that “appreciating the world around oneself”. Want that your whole point, that people aren’t better than machines?
- in-silico 9mo agoYes, my point was that people aren't better than machines, but just because I don't exceptionalize humanity doesn't mean I don't appreciate it for what it is (in fact I would argue that the lack of exceptionality makes us more profound).
- throwaway555590 9mo agoI wouldn't proclaim a lack of exceptionality until we get human level AI. There could still be some secrets left in these squishy brains we carry around.