| Tough choice between Soap and hot takes on HN :P However, near-instant access to the entirety of humanities’ collective information vs a dishwasher? I’m fine washing dishes by hand. Mapping a novel virus genome and formulating an RNA-based vaccine in mere weeks vs “look how many dams and bridges we can build”? You know what happens when you compound incremental progress? Huge advancements. Progress is real, and it’s only getting faster as exponential tech from the past few decades is just now hitting “whole numbers” and converging. Of course, it’s not fundamentally inevitable, but the future is decided by the possible-ists. Please take the time to read the latest works by Diamandis and Kotler, Kevin Kelly, Steven Pinker, and Harari. I cannot imagine your perspective will still be the same after so much history, theory, and real-world examples beyond the point by point counters you’re receiving as replies. |