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The nerd adulation comes from the idea that having understanding of computers will be more awesome, not being rich and white. The fact that they make that subst
by Uhhrrr 14y ago
The nerd adulation comes from the idea that having understanding of computers will be more awesome, not being rich and white. The fact that they make that substitution shows a certain mired pathos.
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FWIW, I think the Kurzweil view is ridiculously optimistic.
- mej10 14y agoIt has always struck me as odd that people dismiss the singularity as a nerd fantasy. They latch on to one view of it and make up their minds about the idea itself. The people I know that take it seriously are much more afraid of it than anything. They think that it will be an extinction event rather than the nerd rapture.