Reprogramming Humanity’s Primal Instincts & What We Learn From A Future “History of Tech” Class
Scott Belskyimplications.com
Reprogramming Humanity’s Primal Instincts & What We Learn From A Future “History of Tech” Class
Ted Kaczynski had an insight: technology doesn't make things better, it makes them weirder and higher variance. You are not supposed to spend the prime of your life photocopying stuff and doing PowerPoints. You're supposed to chop wood, hunt and maybe wage war. Women are supposed to be pregnant most of the time when they're 16-40. Modern society is... See more
my assessment on where we're at as a society:
0. addiction is the dominant control structure of our late stage capitalism. the smartest algorithms in history are not designed to help us solve problems or become better, they are designed to hijack our reward systems and make us worse and miserable. a species that... See more
Bryan Johnsonx.comEvery builder's first duty is philosophical: to decide what they should build for.
AI is beginning to decide what ideas reach your mind—your next action, your next job, your next relationship. It will tempt you to outsource your thinking in ways you’ve never been tempted before.
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