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We don't need fusion because only rich people would be able to afford it, and we don't really need electricity anyway. We don't need space exploration because o
by Houshalter 12y ago
We don't need fusion because only rich people would be able to afford it, and we don't really need electricity anyway. We don't need space exploration because only rich people will be able to afford to go to space, and who really needs space exploration. We don't need computing technology because only rich people will be able to afford computers, and who really needs computers anyway...
- angersock 12y agoYou're being obtuse. What is the benefit of billions of the starving and impoverished masses suddenly having longer life spans? What is the benefit of having an enslaved sentient being to do your simulations and calculations? Fusion is pretty obviously something that can help everyone.
- Houshalter 12y agoThe majority of deaths are from aging. Life extension benefits everyone and in a huge way. I believe AI is very dangerous, but theoretically it could be used as a "meta-solution" to every problem we currently have. Want space exploration? Have a super-intelligent AI design spacecraft that make ours look like paper airplanes. Have it design nanotechnology that can cheaply produce everything. Have it invent cures for all diseases. Etc.