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> There ought to be more to life than sitting in a pod receiving sufficient nutrients from a tube Even in a hypothetical world where AGI can do everything that
by int_19h 1mo ago
> There ought to be more to life than sitting in a pod receiving sufficient nutrients from a tube
Even in a hypothetical world where AGI can do everything that humans do better, this would still be a choice to make, not an inevitable consequence for everyone.
And life doesn't require suffering to have meaning.
- drdeca 1mo agoHuh? Why bring up suffering? I was responding to the question of “Why is it a problem if people don’t understand things?” . I was saying that human pursuit of understanding of things provides value beyond survival and resources. Joint pursuit of a common goal is a way for people to better be-in-relation-with one-another.
- int_19h 1mo agoYou can still pursue understanding of things, full automation doesn't preclude that. What it does is make it a choice rather than a survival necessity. The latter is where the "suffering" comes from.