(Note, I am not actually sure that this post fits in very well around here. I wrote this for my personal site, sort of intended for a different audience and I'm probably retreading old ground. Let me know if this is out of place.)
I posit that there is no real ego. a person's identity is completely dependant
on the surroundings and a person's physical body is inextricably connected to
the world and ecosystem. When a person is born they are essentially a blank
slate. Before a person has had any experiences, nothing is yet determined as to
how they will act in life. As far as mental pathways go, instinctive thoughts,
personality, interests, identity, a person is... (read 1341 more words →)
I always thought of the internet in the same way that Night City is described in Neuromancer:
"Night City [is] like a deranged experiment in social Darwinism, designed by a bored researcher who kept one thumb permanently on the fast-forward button."
The internet is just societal evolution set on fast-forward.
I haven't much to contribute other than letting you know you made a typographical error on the prediction that there will be 25,000 Russo-Ukranian deaths in 2002. Change 2002 to 2022.
I see what you mean, but I think that's just a miscommunication on my part. A misaligned point I'm trying to make. Even though you can inherit traits and instincts from your parents, you're still inheriting a trait from somewhere else. If it weren't for if your parents had that trait, you wouldn't either.
I think it's just a matter of some people (people like us) who find problem solving and coming up with ideas to be fun. Intellectually active individuals are so because they find it to be fun, while most others do not.
I think software developers should keep their jobs for a while. Their jobs involve a lot of 'people asking very specific requests' and I think the only reason it works is because both parties are humans and can understand each other well. I think as long as people don't know how to be specific and robotic with how they request things, software devs should be fine.
very good post. I had a scare while reading this, remembering a conversation I had with someone a few years ago, telling them that artists and painters should all be safe, as "I don't think computers will be able to paint". This stuff is scary (and fun somehow).