Myself, I am less disturbed by people taking the Singularity as if it were the Rapture than I am by people taking the Singularity as if it were just the excuse they needed to feel happy about slacking off and underachieving.
“The Singularity is my retirement plan”, that sort of thing. Ew.
“The Singularity is my retirement plan” is actually a rational attitude to have given a slight possibility of a successful singularity. This should be a motivating factor not an excuse for slacking. “You can’t take it with you” and “you’re going to die anyway” stop being legitimate excuses. It prompts desperate action.
Myself, I am less disturbed by people taking the Singularity as if it were the Rapture than I am by people taking the Singularity as if it were just the excuse they needed to feel happy about slacking off and underachieving.
“The Singularity is my retirement plan”, that sort of thing. Ew.
“The Singularity is my retirement plan” is actually a rational attitude to have given a slight possibility of a successful singularity. This should be a motivating factor not an excuse for slacking. “You can’t take it with you” and “you’re going to die anyway” stop being legitimate excuses. It prompts desperate action.