This is a fundamental difference that I have with almost all of humanity.
People do not know the difference between popularity and merit. They don't realize that the reason we do things is because that is how we do things. And they put a lot of effort into rationalizing the way we do things, without realizing the subconscious psychological (rather than rational) basis for that.
Most people fundamentally are generally unable to question assumptions about technology or how the world works.
This is one reason why, even though I am rooting for the human species, I am doubtful we will be able to stay relevant for long as autonomous general machine intelligence is built and deployed.
Even with extensive augmentation, it's obvious that there are just severe limitations to the human mind.
The nice thing is that we have the opportunity to design successors that will not be limited in so many ways.
People do not know the difference between popularity and merit. They don't realize that the reason we do things is because that is how we do things. And they put a lot of effort into rationalizing the way we do things, without realizing the subconscious psychological (rather than rational) basis for that.
Most people fundamentally are generally unable to question assumptions about technology or how the world works.
This is one reason why, even though I am rooting for the human species, I am doubtful we will be able to stay relevant for long as autonomous general machine intelligence is built and deployed.
Even with extensive augmentation, it's obvious that there are just severe limitations to the human mind.
The nice thing is that we have the opportunity to design successors that will not be limited in so many ways.