It's not really altruism when there's no downside. For example, me giving money to someone is altruism because it hurts me and benefits them. But if I have infinite cash, then giving money to someone else is not altruism. Being greedy isn't the same thing as being a jerk if you can get all the money and comforts without taking it from someone else.
With full AI there will literally be unlimited resources. No need for altruism or for someone to sacrifice their own interests.
But in a world where there's no need of money since everything is made by robots (including robots), then the robots can be distributed to everyone for free. All it takes is for one rich person to give one robot to someone else and that one robot can make two which can make four etc etc. Soon everyone can have their personal slaves at absolutely zero cost.
Exactly. And robots can just be distributed to everyone for free without costing anything. No one suffers. Everyone's happy right? Cause money itself is meaningless.
But some guy can have robots make other robots and distribute them for free. Surely sooner or later one person will do that. That's the dreamed about technological singularity where everything is just distributed to everyone for free because there's no shortage of anything.
Such a system will collapse because the top 1% needs the rest of the population to buy the products they make. So if everyone is unemployed, there's no way the top 1% can run a profitable business. What is most likely to happen under extreme automation and AI is that the robots will grow our food, cut our hair, mine the land, drive our cars and take care of us...and humanity can just sit back and relax forever.
Technology does all kinds of things the body was never meant to do. We were never meant to brush our teeth, use contraception, take life saving antibiotics, or live in air conditioners. In many ways our body is a shitty design. We can do better. And we do.
You're talking as if being lazy is a bad thing. Best...quality...ever. And with this pill, no one need ever be fat again. Problem solved. And you lose your moral superiority:D
Oh, but you do care. You care very much that you're seen as some kind of modern day zen master. Guess what? Real zen masters don't go bragging on forums. You're just a wannabe (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you're not lying in the first place. That's probably more than you deserve, but what can I say? I'm a generous guy!) Moreover, you know nothing about my life choices so your claim that you make "better choices" than me is just further evidence of your crying need to assuage your insecurity.
If this pill becomes a reality people like you will be extremely unhappy because you lose your chance to show them how morally superior you are. World is full of dudes just like you. Unfortunately for you, everyone sees through it.
But here I can get the gain without the pain. Also, I'm a lazy guy. I don't need to exercise since I never get fat anyway. But I'll sure take me some pills, no problem!
Good for fucking you. Apparently you get way too much pleasure trying to feel morally superior to those who make different life choices. So question - why are you so insecure? Just quietly live your life and go about your business instead of trumpeting your choices on a public forum. It just means you're seeking validation.
Life is hard enough without introducing artificial difficulties. If people want to challenge themselves just for the heck of it, they can play video games at max difficulty levels. Or willingly inflict pain on themselves.
Dude...I've built up my laziness carefully over the years. Nurturing it and giving it the freedom to breath and achieve its potential. Why...oh why would I want to take something to destroy all my patience?
Lol what? Fat and lazy we may be my good sir. But assholes? From whence dost thou gather the testicular material to make such a claim? You just sound like those people who claim that "working hard builds character". Why don't you just dig holes and fill them up again all day if you merely want to torture yourself for no reason?
I think you're just jealous that people will be able to get the benefits from exercise without having to workout. No other reason to explain why you're so butthurt. Sorry dude - you ruined your life for nothing.
Lol. It's beyond the law's prerogative to make suicide illegal. It's like telling people it's illegal to take a piss. The law can say whatever it wants, but here's an example of it overstepping its bounds. Suicide is an absolute right - even beyond the law.
Did it not occur to Mozilla that people may want to see ads as gratitude for free content? For example, I've had the option to disable ads on Slashdot for years now. But I know they need revenue to keep this free site up that I enjoy everyday so I don't mind.
Lol - why does society need more mothers than fathers? And "society" can go fuck itself. A person works for their own benefit. "Society" has no business to expect someone to sacrifice jack shit.
So...if congress feels like it they have the legal power to call a person because they like the color of his tie? No appeal? No justification? No legal redress? I find that difficult to believe.
Is Google even legally obligated to respond? Why? The product hasn't even been released yet. And as far as I know they're not breaking any laws. So why can't they tell Congress to go fuck themselves? Reply by July 14th...or what?
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It's not really altruism when there's no downside. For example, me giving money to someone is altruism because it hurts me and benefits them. But if I have infinite cash, then giving money to someone else is not altruism. Being greedy isn't the same thing as being a jerk if you can get all the money and comforts without taking it from someone else.
With full AI there will literally be unlimited resources. No need for altruism or for someone to sacrifice their own interests.
But in a world where there's no need of money since everything is made by robots (including robots), then the robots can be distributed to everyone for free. All it takes is for one rich person to give one robot to someone else and that one robot can make two which can make four etc etc. Soon everyone can have their personal slaves at absolutely zero cost.
Exactly. And robots can just be distributed to everyone for free without costing anything. No one suffers. Everyone's happy right? Cause money itself is meaningless.
But some guy can have robots make other robots and distribute them for free. Surely sooner or later one person will do that. That's the dreamed about technological singularity where everything is just distributed to everyone for free because there's no shortage of anything.
Such a system will collapse because the top 1% needs the rest of the population to buy the products they make. So if everyone is unemployed, there's no way the top 1% can run a profitable business. What is most likely to happen under extreme automation and AI is that the robots will grow our food, cut our hair, mine the land, drive our cars and take care of us...and humanity can just sit back and relax forever.
Sure...the ultimate argument. Well done sir!
Technology does all kinds of things the body was never meant to do. We were never meant to brush our teeth, use contraception, take life saving antibiotics, or live in air conditioners. In many ways our body is a shitty design. We can do better. And we do.
You're talking as if being lazy is a bad thing. Best...quality...ever. And with this pill, no one need ever be fat again. Problem solved. And you lose your moral superiority :D
Most birth statistics already exclude prenatal fatalities.
Lol wut? Technology has made our lives easier in innumerable ways. What the hell are you smoking?
I really don't care either way.
Oh, but you do care. You care very much that you're seen as some kind of modern day zen master. Guess what? Real zen masters don't go bragging on forums. You're just a wannabe (I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt that you're not lying in the first place. That's probably more than you deserve, but what can I say? I'm a generous guy!) Moreover, you know nothing about my life choices so your claim that you make "better choices" than me is just further evidence of your crying need to assuage your insecurity.
If this pill becomes a reality people like you will be extremely unhappy because you lose your chance to show them how morally superior you are. World is full of dudes just like you. Unfortunately for you, everyone sees through it.
But here I can get the gain without the pain. Also, I'm a lazy guy. I don't need to exercise since I never get fat anyway. But I'll sure take me some pills, no problem!
I planned it. I didn't do it in one day.
Good for fucking you. Apparently you get way too much pleasure trying to feel morally superior to those who make different life choices. So question - why are you so insecure? Just quietly live your life and go about your business instead of trumpeting your choices on a public forum. It just means you're seeking validation.
Why I wonder...
Life is hard enough without introducing artificial difficulties. If people want to challenge themselves just for the heck of it, they can play video games at max difficulty levels. Or willingly inflict pain on themselves.
Dude...I've built up my laziness carefully over the years. Nurturing it and giving it the freedom to breath and achieve its potential. Why...oh why would I want to take something to destroy all my patience?
Lol what? Fat and lazy we may be my good sir. But assholes? From whence dost thou gather the testicular material to make such a claim? You just sound like those people who claim that "working hard builds character". Why don't you just dig holes and fill them up again all day if you merely want to torture yourself for no reason?
Why? Why would you willingly work harder than you have to? Only insane people do that.
I think you're just jealous that people will be able to get the benefits from exercise without having to workout. No other reason to explain why you're so butthurt. Sorry dude - you ruined your life for nothing.
Lol. It's beyond the law's prerogative to make suicide illegal. It's like telling people it's illegal to take a piss. The law can say whatever it wants, but here's an example of it overstepping its bounds. Suicide is an absolute right - even beyond the law.
Did it not occur to Mozilla that people may want to see ads as gratitude for free content? For example, I've had the option to disable ads on Slashdot for years now. But I know they need revenue to keep this free site up that I enjoy everyday so I don't mind.
Lol - why does society need more mothers than fathers? And "society" can go fuck itself. A person works for their own benefit. "Society" has no business to expect someone to sacrifice jack shit.
It's not? There are people here who seem to think they have a right to privacy in "truly public" places like parks, malls etc.
You mean you don't want people public actions in a public place to be recorded? Forget about "being on the cards". We already have that power.
So...if congress feels like it they have the legal power to call a person because they like the color of his tie? No appeal? No justification? No legal redress? I find that difficult to believe.
Is Google even legally obligated to respond? Why? The product hasn't even been released yet. And as far as I know they're not breaking any laws. So why can't they tell Congress to go fuck themselves? Reply by July 14th...or what?