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Reading The Singularity kinda reminded of a Neal Stephenson novel. You start off with well-grounded reality, you progress smoothly, then you finish and you wond
by martythemaniak 17y ago
Reading The Singularity kinda reminded of a Neal Stephenson novel. You start off with well-grounded reality, you progress smoothly, then you finish and you wonder...wait, wtf just happened? How did I get to this wacky place?
I mean, we'll all me omniscient, immortal demi-gods in 39 years? Really?
- tfh 17y agoMay be "humanity becoming immortal demi-gods" is like "having flying cars everywhere". It's always 39 in the future. http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/song-chart-memes-the-future.jpg?w=506&h=442 http://graphjam.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/song-chart-memes...
- NikkiA 17y agoThe great thing about youth's obsession with 'immortality' is that once you hit the 35-40 age bracket, and you get the first of your chronic pain sources, the idea suddenly starts to get a LOT less attractive.