First comment on LessWrong and I would like to say that I genuinely enjoyed the experience of reading this. I'm very detached from the SF / techie scene as a musician, but obviously I'm here so I have some interest in it.
You helped me put together feelings of cynicism and tech-doomerism I've been experiencing recently through these (Admittedly, unlikeable characters). I've met lots of people like the people described here and never been able to put to words exactly what felt "off" about them until now.
There are a lot of cynical, highly intelligent (Or at least highly specialized) people running around with their hands in dangerous places. They seem to value IQ and conceptual reasoning over all else, either through developed personal philosophies or money-driven apathy (Like software Boeing engineers).
It is an incredibly scary feeling knowing that our future is in the hands of people that subscribe to esoteric philosophies doing abstract, isolating theoretical work. Like if 8 companies were trying to make the first atomic bombs to sell to police departments.
First comment on LessWrong and I would like to say that I genuinely enjoyed the experience of reading this. I'm very detached from the SF / techie scene as a musician, but obviously I'm here so I have some interest in it.
You helped me put together feelings of cynicism and tech-doomerism I've been experiencing recently through these (Admittedly, unlikeable characters). I've met lots of people like the people described here and never been able to put to words exactly what felt "off" about them until now.
There are a lot of cynical, highly intelligent (Or at least highly specialized) people running around with their hands in dangerous places. They seem to value IQ and conceptual reasoning over all else, either through developed personal philosophies or money-driven apathy (Like software Boeing engineers).
It is an incredibly scary feeling knowing that our future is in the hands of people that subscribe to esoteric philosophies doing abstract, isolating theoretical work. Like if 8 companies were trying to make the first atomic bombs to sell to police departments.
Great, depressing post.