I wonder if there's anything better than some good old fashioned war and murder to bring humans together to solve hard problems in a coordinated fashion, the Manhattan project springs to mind. Maybe military AI will be the next Manhattan project.
The amount of responsibility laundering that's happening is staggering. Is it the fault of the doctors for prescribing strong painkillers or the responsibility of lobbyists for keeping the status quo as it is. Or is it the responsibility of patients to not seek strong opiates for the smallest aches?
On whom falls the blame for this?
I do not mind your opinion or way of life, but if I consider other things to be relevant, why can't I use my time to improve in them? Just as you do with the things you consider relevant? As long as the activity doesn't infringe on anyone's liberty why should you be branded as defective for engaging in it?
Besides, it is hard to pinpoint what a better future state means. Doesn't it mostly depend on what you consider important to improve?
Is obsessing over things related to real life like social ties, money, career, or anything else that will surely pass after you die a disorder? If it isn't then why not?
I wonder if the reason for this is mainly due to how much leeway you have as long as you use your technology for the benefit of the ruling party. Isn't it much easier to work on things like harvesting personal information if you don't have GDPR breathing down your neck? Hell the government might even help your tech startup with basically unlimited cash as long as you help them with your tech.
I wonder how will these new green energy sources affect the petrodollar once electric means of transportation start becoming commonplace. Will it have a big impact?
I wonder how much the "recharge while alone" feeling is due to the fact that introverts feel a need to put a front and think their every move during social situations thus making the situations unfulfilling and tiring while also making them very difficult to navigate.
I find that using logic and conscious thought instead of instinct for things like social situations makes you react much more slowly to the flow these situations usually have while also making you less spontaneous and making the socializing tiresome.
Maybe because we evolved to be sociable before we evolved conscious thinking and thus we have fine honed instincts that shouldnt be overidden by thinking for these things? Who knows.
How can you be sure that there are no ways to invalidate your countermeasures regarding AGI if you aren't as intelligent as one?
Comments like these make me think about a bunch of cavemen trying to contain the terminator in a wooden cage, except this terminator probably will have a gigantic intelligence and thus be incredibly persuasive amongst all the things we can't imagine.
How do you decide that your new view is valid and is not based on your need to lessen the fear of death.
I have problems with this with every new thing I try to use to make death more palatable, be it religion, philosophy or anything else.
I just cannot believe in anything because I feel its just a convenient way to make the fear smaller.
How can any view be valid if its based on self interest?
I wonder if fast food is to blame for hormone imbalances in men as well, especially the problem of lower testosterone for westerners.
Maybe not directly but due to the obesity excessive fast food calorie consumption causes?
I dread the day when Microsoft will start forcing me to pay a subscription for my OneNote data. Maybe moving to .txt files and using grep for search would be better in the long run.