This article is extremely well done, and although I was skeptical through the first part of it, I do agree that it does belong here. The same skepticism that makes us reject religion needs to be brought to bear on other cultures-like followings. The author calls out Scientology in particular. As far as I know, Scientology does not propose explicitly the idea of a god/gods, but I doubt very many in our community would be very sympathetic to Hubbard’s religion.
I think that Robert Evans (and I have to note I’m a huge fan of his) can wax dramatic when he gets on a roll, but he makes some very salient points as well. This isn’t our first foray into techno-Utopianism, and most of the time when that happens it crashes the economy for a bit and a lot of people lose a lot of money.
But even with what’s currently available, damage is being done. We don’t need an AGI for that to happen, and it needs to be regulated.
it crashes the economy for a bit and a lot of people lose a lot of money.
that’s the step-wise path to the final stage of capitalism in which all of the wealth is owned by the smallest number of wealth owners; it is a winner takes all game.
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