@ nick t: I’d be interested to see the justification for the claim that pro technology activism would be very dangerous. Personally, I’m not convinced either way. If it turns out that you’re right, then I’d say that this little series on fun theory has probably gone far enough.
One argument in favor of pro-rationalist/technology activism is that we cannot rely upon technology that is conducive to siai or some other small group being able to keep control of things. Robin has argued for a “distributed” singularity based on economic interdependence, probably via a whole host of bci and/or uploading efforts, with the main players being corporations and governments. In this scenario, a small elite group of singularitarian activists would basically be spectators. A much larger global h+ movement would have influence. A possible counterargument is that such a large organization would make bad decisions and have a negative influence due to the poor average quality of its members.
@ nick t: I’d be interested to see the justification for the claim that pro technology activism would be very dangerous. Personally, I’m not convinced either way. If it turns out that you’re right, then I’d say that this little series on fun theory has probably gone far enough.
One argument in favor of pro-rationalist/technology activism is that we cannot rely upon technology that is conducive to siai or some other small group being able to keep control of things. Robin has argued for a “distributed” singularity based on economic interdependence, probably via a whole host of bci and/or uploading efforts, with the main players being corporations and governments. In this scenario, a small elite group of singularitarian activists would basically be spectators. A much larger global h+ movement would have influence. A possible counterargument is that such a large organization would make bad decisions and have a negative influence due to the poor average quality of its members.