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This really comes down to what we want to do as species. If we want to end up like the fat people cruising on hover pads looking at a tablet all day than this "
by janlukacs 13y ago
This really comes down to what we want to do as species. If we want to end up like the fat people cruising on hover pads looking at a tablet all day than this "sliding" future is almost sure to happen. (btw, people are lazy).
The major problem is that future work will involve a lot of looking and manipulating things on the screen (in the developed world this is already happening). This makes your body useless, it makes it weak and prone to illness. We were not designed or we didn't evolve (choose your pick) to sit all day in front of screens.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoYou have a poor understanding of natural selection. All you have to do is select for survival those that are apt at looking at and manipulating things on screens, and kill everyone else so they can't reproduce. In a few thousands years, we would be evolved for it. Also, working hard in the fields is also bad for our health, hence our life expectancies used to be a bit lower; looking and manipulating things would be an improvement from that...we can always hit the gym after our 4 hour workday touching things. As a species, we really just want to create what will effectively replace us. Given a few more (i.e. 20-40) years of deep learning technology development, we won't even have to look and manipulate anymore. By that time, we hit singularity and hopefully we aren't being exterminated by skynet drones.
- janlukacs 13y agoWho is selecting who for survival? Also, working hard in the fields is not bad for your health. Sitting on your ass for 8 hours is bad for your health - maybe you can compensate by going to the gym, but most don't... anyways, the point i was trying to make is that the future will be shaped the way we want it to be shaped.
- corporalagumbo 13y agoNobody is "selecting." His point is that if it is highly advantageous to "look at and manipulate things on screens," within the population genes that makes individuals better-adapted for this behaviour will be favourable/selected for. It's just Biology 101.
- icebraining 13y agoThey'll only be selected for if it affects their reproductive success, no? The problems we're discussing usually only affect people later in life, after they've conceived, so I don't see how could it have any significant impact in the natural selection process.
- seanmcdirmid 13y agoBingo. Without reproduction pressure it doesn't matter either way.
- janlukacs 13y agoHis point doesn't make sense...