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Fractalguy at 02:34, 1 December 2025

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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVrtJdrYtA\|\|center\|What is the Singularity?\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MVrtJdrYtA\|\|center\|What is the Singularity?\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g\|\|center\|Beastie Boys - Intergalactic\|frame}}		== Hear the Future ==
			The Future Sounds of Sound.{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qORYO0atB6g\|\|center\|Beastie Boys - Intergalactic\|frame}}
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	{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCDZ_lgiK3k&list=PLqSWB8PtHUt4q-l0rPFEynHGaU9un8b5N\|\|center\|Shpongle - Remember The Future\|frame}}		{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCDZ_lgiK3k&list=PLqSWB8PtHUt4q-l0rPFEynHGaU9un8b5N\|\|center\|Shpongle - Remember The Future\|frame}}

Fractalguy at 13:34, 30 May 2025

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	Updating the [[best practices]] [[ethical]] recommendations of the [[culture]] is another part of this process. If there is a central authority that people look to that can easily disseminate new [[cultural norms]] regarding healthy use of new [[technology]], they can be safely adopted more rapidly.		Updating the [[best practices]] [[ethical]] recommendations of the [[culture]] is another part of this process. If there is a central authority that people look to that can easily disseminate new [[cultural norms]] regarding healthy use of new [[technology]], they can be safely adopted more rapidly.

			== Moore's Law vs. The Singularity ==
			Those who predict that [[Technology\|technological]] innovation will continue to accelerate in the future rely on a fundamental fallacy about the nature of [[progress]], namely that there is infinite room for growth, and that growth can continue to accelerate even as new discoveries become harder to make. What is more likely is that [[Technology\|technological]] [[progress]] is like [[wikipedia:Moore's_law\|Moore's Law]], where it can accelerate consistently for a period of time until it reaches the theoretical limit. Once the limit is approached, progress slows significantly.

	== Beyond the Human Experience ==		== Beyond the Human Experience ==

Fractalguy: /* Waiting for the Future */

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	== Waiting for the Future ==		== Waiting for the Future ==

	Compare the [[philosophy]] of [[capitalist]] [[wikipedia:Accelerationism\|accelerationism]] to the two types of drivers. One driver is perpetually in a hurry, violating [[laws]] and [[social norms]] to get where they are going a little faster. Experiencing anxiety and fits of road [[rage]] when anything impedes their [[progress]]. The other driver is patient, drives the speed limit, and knows they are going to get where they are going. They are [[Slack\|relaxed]] and at ease, enjoying the [[music]] or a good [[podcast]]. When the inevitable red light appears, we often find both drivers waiting together side-by-side. Also consider that the [[universe]] imposes no schedule or deadlines, and doesn't care if we get there a little late as long as we are [[safe]] and [[happy]].		Compare the [[philosophy]] of [[capitalist]] [[wikipedia:Accelerationism\|accelerationism]] to the two types of drivers. One driver is perpetually in a hurry, violating [[laws]] and [[social norms]] to get where they are going a little faster. Experiencing anxiety and fits of road [[rage]] when anything impedes their [[progress]]. The other driver is patient, drives the speed limit, and knows they are going to get where they are going. They are [[Slack\|relaxed]] and at ease, enjoying the [[music]] or a good [[podcast]]. When the inevitable red light appears, we often find both drivers waiting together side-by-side. Also consider that the [[universe]] imposes no schedule or deadlines, and doesn't care if we get there a little late as long as we are [[safe]] and [[happy]].<blockquote>''Move carefully and test things [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Platforms#History]''</blockquote>[[Technologies]] are being developed at a much faster pace than our [[culture]] and biology can keep up. [[Capitalism]] ensures that any new [[technology]] that gets invented is adopted globally before we have any opportunity to study its impact on our [[brains]] and [[society]]. [[Drugs]] are the only new [[technology]] that gets any real vetting in this regard, since we have to ingest them and the side-effects are obvious and potentially deadly.

	[[Technologies]] are being developed at a much faster pace than our [[culture]] and biology can keep up. [[Capitalism]] ensures that any new [[technology]] that gets invented is adopted globally before we have any opportunity to study its impact on our [[brains]] and [[society]]. [[Drugs]] are the only new [[technology]] that gets any real vetting in this regard, since we have to ingest them and the side-effects are obvious and potentially deadly.

	If the side-effects of [[social media]] had been caused by a [[Drugs\|drug]], that drug would never have been approved. It is easy to imagine [[artificial intelligence]] causing even worse damage to our [[brains]], removing any [[incentive]] for many people to learn anything at all, and fully eroding all sense of [[trust]] in the [[information]] we see, since anything can be faked with perfect realism.		If the side-effects of [[social media]] had been caused by a [[Drugs\|drug]], that drug would never have been approved. It is easy to imagine [[artificial intelligence]] causing even worse damage to our [[brains]], removing any [[incentive]] for many people to learn anything at all, and fully eroding all sense of [[trust]] in the [[information]] we see, since anything can be faked with perfect realism.

Fractalguy at 23:04, 28 January 2025

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	Thinking about the future can be done on many levels.		Thinking about the future can be done on many levels.

	A robust [[belief system]] should have a vision of the future in the near term, in the mid-term (the next generation), and in the long-term (several generations from now).		A robust [[belief system]] should have a vision of the future in the near term, in the mid-term (the next generation), and in the long-term (several generations from now).<blockquote>''"Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future."'' -[[wikipedia:Niels_Bohr\|Niels Bohr]]</blockquote>A robust [[ethical]] system prioritizes the needs of the currently alive over [[theoretical people]] of the future. [[Crypto-bros]] obsessed with [[Crypto-bros\|TESCREAL]] focus too much on the distant future and try to create a [[society]] that enriches themselves to help make the [[Theoretical people\|interplanetary space colonies of the future]] [[happy]] instead of their neighbors.

	A robust [[ethical]] system prioritizes the needs of the currently alive over [[theoretical people]] of the future. [[Crypto-bros]] obsessed with [[Crypto-bros\|TESCREAL]] focus too much on the distant future and try to create a [[society]] that enriches themselves to help make the [[Theoretical people\|interplanetary space colonies of the future]] [[happy]] instead of their neighbors.

	Curious about the future? Wait 5 minutes.		Curious about the future? Wait 5 minutes.

Fractalguy: /* The Society of the Future */

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The Society of the Future

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	[[Utopia\|Utopias]] are typically how [[optimists]] envision the future. Since this [[wiki]] prefers [[optimistic]] realism to [[ideology]], it will simply set goals and [[Meterstick\|metersticks]] to ensure that [[incentives]] point us in the right direction, even if we don't know the destination.		[[Utopia\|Utopias]] are typically how [[optimists]] envision the future. Since this [[wiki]] prefers [[optimistic]] realism to [[ideology]], it will simply set goals and [[Meterstick\|metersticks]] to ensure that [[incentives]] point us in the right direction, even if we don't know the destination.
			[[File:Future-david-lynch-seeing-dark-glasses-bright.jpeg\|thumb\|350x350px\|RIP [[wikipedia:David_Lynch\|David Lynch]]]]
	Here are some goals that most of us would like to see the future accomplish.		Here are some goals that most of us would like to see the future accomplish.

Fractalguy at 14:06, 29 December 2024

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	The [[Evidence-Based Best Practices]] section of this [[wiki]] attempts to be that resource by providing a crowdsourced description of the most important [[information]] that is relevant to making [[life choices]]. It can be updated whenever new [[scientific]] paradigms are revealed without sensationalizing every new piece of research the way the [[media]] does. This will allow it to maintain a consistent [[holistic]] [[perspective]] and [[Trust\|trustworthiness]], so it can continue to serve as a [[cultural]] reference point for future generations the way that [[scripture]] has for millennia.		The [[Evidence-Based Best Practices]] section of this [[wiki]] attempts to be that resource by providing a crowdsourced description of the most important [[information]] that is relevant to making [[life choices]]. It can be updated whenever new [[scientific]] paradigms are revealed without sensationalizing every new piece of research the way the [[media]] does. This will allow it to maintain a consistent [[holistic]] [[perspective]] and [[Trust\|trustworthiness]], so it can continue to serve as a [[cultural]] reference point for future generations the way that [[scripture]] has for millennia.

			Calling [[crypto-bros]] out on their empty [[ethical]] pledges and claiming you've been saying this for years before it got popular hits home.
			{{#ev:youtube\|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9cdGXa-uyM\|\|center\|Silicon Valley - Richard vs Techics\|frame}}

	== Waiting for the Future ==		== Waiting for the Future ==

Fractalguy: /* The Ethics of the Future */

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The Ethics of the Future

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	[[Future people]] will need a system of [[morality]] that can be easily applied to new [[technologies]] in order to create new [[laws]], [[social norms]] and [[rituals]] that reinforce and [[Incentives\|incentivize]] its [[Ethics\|ethical]] use.		[[Future people]] will need a system of [[morality]] that can be easily applied to new [[technologies]] in order to create new [[laws]], [[social norms]] and [[rituals]] that reinforce and [[Incentives\|incentivize]] its [[Ethics\|ethical]] use.

	It will not be enough to teach everyone "[[critical thinking]]" and let them figure it out for themselves. Every [[Conspiracy theories\|Qanon conspiracy theorist]] considers themselves a [[Critical thinking\|critical thinker]]. It will require a restoration in [[trust]] in [[institutions]] and the creation of a new system to update, summarize, and disseminate the current state of the art when it comes to [[Technology\|technological]] [[ethics]]. ("[~~[wikipedia~~:~~Silicon_Valley_(season_6)\|~~techics]]"). Most people simply want to look to a [[trusted]] resource and be done with it. They don't want to sift through the [[information overload]]. Can't someone do that for you?		It will not be enough to teach everyone "[[critical thinking]]" and let them figure it out for themselves. Every [[Conspiracy theories\|Qanon conspiracy theorist]] considers themselves a [[Critical thinking\|critical thinker]]. It will require a restoration in [[trust]] in [[institutions]] and the creation of a new system to update, summarize, and disseminate the current state of the art when it comes to [[Technology\|technological]] [[ethics]]. ("[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9cdGXa-uyM techics]"). Most people simply want to look to a [[trusted]] resource and be done with it. They don't want to sift through the [[information overload]]. Can't someone do that for you?

	The [[Evidence-Based Best Practices]] section of this [[wiki]] attempts to be that resource by providing a crowdsourced description of the most important [[information]] that is relevant to making [[life choices]]. It can be updated whenever new [[scientific]] paradigms are revealed without sensationalizing every new piece of research the way the [[media]] does. This will allow it to maintain a consistent [[holistic]] [[perspective]] and [[Trust\|trustworthiness]], so it can continue to serve as a [[cultural]] reference point for future generations the way that [[scripture]] has for millennia.		The [[Evidence-Based Best Practices]] section of this [[wiki]] attempts to be that resource by providing a crowdsourced description of the most important [[information]] that is relevant to making [[life choices]]. It can be updated whenever new [[scientific]] paradigms are revealed without sensationalizing every new piece of research the way the [[media]] does. This will allow it to maintain a consistent [[holistic]] [[perspective]] and [[Trust\|trustworthiness]], so it can continue to serve as a [[cultural]] reference point for future generations the way that [[scripture]] has for millennia.

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	Here are some goals that most of us would like to see the future accomplish.		Here are some goals that most of us would like to see the future accomplish.

	* Poverty eliminated. Nobody should be without [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Food~~ food] or shelter when there are billionaires.		* Poverty eliminated. Nobody should be without [[food]] or shelter when there are billionaires.
	* Universal minimum standard of [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Healthcare~~ healthcare] available to everyone.		* Universal minimum standard of [[healthcare]] available to everyone.
	* [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Balance_of_power~~ Balance of power] between workers and ownership restored.		* [[Balance of power]] between workers and ownership restored.
	* Increased leisure [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Time~~ time] for everyone thanks to automation.		* Increased [[Slack\|leisure]] [[time]] for everyone thanks to automation.
	* Increased access to [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Education~~ education] for all without increased debt.		* Increased access to [[education]] for all, without increased debt.
	* Expanded sense of [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Freedom~~ freedom] in all aspects of [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Law~~ law] and [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Life~~ life].		* Expanded sense of [[freedom]] in all aspects of [[law]] and [[life]].
	* No more [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/War~~ war].		* No more [[war]].

	These goals are not left or right goals. Every human would like to see these things accomplished, with the possible exception of billionaires not liking the [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Balance_of_power~~ balance of power] thing. [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/Politics~~ Politics] is introduced when specific solutions to these problems are proposed, especially if they disrupt existing power structures. To avoid division and animosity when discussing alternative approaches to the pursuit of these goals, it helps to [~~https://www.metaculture.net/metawiki/~~Persuasion re-focus attention on our shared goals].		These goals are not left or right goals. Every human would like to see these things accomplished, with the possible exception of billionaires not liking the [[balance of power]] thing. [[Politics]] is introduced when specific solutions to these problems are proposed, especially if they disrupt existing power structures. To avoid division and animosity when discussing alternative approaches to the pursuit of these goals, it helps to [[Persuasion\|re-focus attention on our shared goals]].

	== The Ethics of the Future ==		== The Ethics of the Future ==

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	== Waiting for the Future ==		== Waiting for the Future ==

			Compare the [[philosophy]] of [[capitalist]] [[wikipedia:Accelerationism\|accelerationism]] to the two types of drivers. One driver is perpetually in a hurry, violating [[laws]] and [[social norms]] to get where they are going a little faster. Experiencing anxiety and fits of road [[rage]] when anything impedes their [[progress]]. The other driver is patient, drives the speed limit, and knows they are going to get where they are going. They are [[Slack\|relaxed]] and at ease, enjoying the [[music]] or a good [[podcast]]. When the inevitable red light appears, we often find both drivers waiting together side-by-side. Also consider that the [[universe]] imposes no schedule or deadlines, and doesn't care if we get there a little late as long as we are [[safe]] and [[happy]].

	[[Technologies]] are being developed at a much faster pace than our [[culture]] and biology can keep up. [[Capitalism]] ensures that any new [[technology]] that gets invented is adopted globally before we have any opportunity to study its impact on our [[brains]] and [[society]]. [[Drugs]] are the only new [[technology]] that gets any real vetting in this regard, since we have to ingest them and the side-effects are obvious and potentially deadly.		[[Technologies]] are being developed at a much faster pace than our [[culture]] and biology can keep up. [[Capitalism]] ensures that any new [[technology]] that gets invented is adopted globally before we have any opportunity to study its impact on our [[brains]] and [[society]]. [[Drugs]] are the only new [[technology]] that gets any real vetting in this regard, since we have to ingest them and the side-effects are obvious and potentially deadly.
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	If the side-effects of [[social media]] had been caused by a [[Drugs\|drug]], that drug would never have been approved. It is easy to imagine [[artificial intelligence]] causing even worse damage to our [[brains]], removing any [[incentive]] for many people to learn anything at all, and fully eroding all sense of [[trust]] in the [[information]] we see, since anything can be faked with perfect realism.		If the side-effects of [[social media]] had been caused by a [[Drugs\|drug]], that drug would never have been approved. It is easy to imagine [[artificial intelligence]] causing even worse damage to our [[brains]], removing any [[incentive]] for many people to learn anything at all, and fully eroding all sense of [[trust]] in the [[information]] we see, since anything can be faked with perfect realism.

	It may be necessary to create [~~https~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Sandbox_(software_development) sandbox environments] for new [[technologies]] to test their impact on a small population before making it available globally. This will give [[governments]] and regulators time to adapt and put the guardrails on before things have already gone off of them. This will give the [[culture]] time to adapt and create new [[social norms]], [[ethics]], and [[best practices]] that will keep the entire human population from falling into the next [[Addiction\|techno-addiction]], and avoid unnecessary [[economic]] upheaval.		It may be necessary to create [[wikipedia:Sandbox_(software_development)\|sandbox environments]] for new [[technologies]] to test their impact on a small population before making it available globally. This will give [[governments]] and regulators time to adapt and put the guardrails on before things have already gone off of them. This will give the [[culture]] time to adapt and create new [[social norms]], [[ethics]], and [[best practices]] that will keep the entire human population from falling into the next [[Addiction\|techno-addiction]], and avoid unnecessary [[economic]] upheaval.

	[[Government]] must also be modernized to enable it to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing [[technology]] landscape. If gridlock cannot be resolved, then bureaucratic [[institutions]] must be empowered to bypass the [[political]] process and implement the guardrails that will prevent the worst influences of new [[technology]] as soon as they can be identified.		[[Government]] must also be modernized to enable it to respond to the demands of a rapidly changing [[technology]] landscape. If gridlock cannot be resolved, then bureaucratic [[institutions]] must be empowered to bypass the [[political]] process and implement the guardrails that will prevent the worst influences of new [[technology]] as soon as they can be identified.

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	[[Future people]] will need a system of [[morality]] that can be easily applied to new [[technologies]] in order to create new [[laws]], [[social norms]] and [[rituals]] that reinforce and [[Incentives\|incentivize]] its [[Ethics\|ethical]] use.		[[Future people]] will need a system of [[morality]] that can be easily applied to new [[technologies]] in order to create new [[laws]], [[social norms]] and [[rituals]] that reinforce and [[Incentives\|incentivize]] its [[Ethics\|ethical]] use.

	It will not be enough to teach everyone "[[critical thinking]]" and let them figure it out for themselves. Every [[Conspiracy theories\|Qanon conspiracy theorist]] considers themselves a [[Critical thinking\|critical thinker]]. It will require a restoration in [[trust]] in [[institutions]] and the creation of a new system to update, summarize, and disseminate the current state of the art when it comes to [[Technology\|technological]] [[ethics]]. ("[~~[wikipedia~~:~~Silicon_Valley_(season_6)\|~~techics]]"). Most people simply want to look to a [[trusted]] resource and be done with it. They don't want to sift through the [[information overload]]. Can't someone do that for you?		It will not be enough to teach everyone "[[critical thinking]]" and let them figure it out for themselves. Every [[Conspiracy theories\|Qanon conspiracy theorist]] considers themselves a [[Critical thinking\|critical thinker]]. It will require a restoration in [[trust]] in [[institutions]] and the creation of a new system to update, summarize, and disseminate the current state of the art when it comes to [[Technology\|technological]] [[ethics]]. ("[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9cdGXa-uyM techics]"). Most people simply want to look to a [[trusted]] resource and be done with it. They don't want to sift through the [[information overload]]. Can't someone do that for you?

	The [[Evidence-Based Best Practices]] section of this [[wiki]] attempts to be that resource by providing a crowdsourced description of the most important [[information]] that is relevant to making [[life choices]]. It can be updated whenever new [[scientific]] paradigms are revealed without sensationalizing every new piece of research the way the [[media]] does. This will allow it to maintain a consistent [[holistic]] [[perspective]] and [[Trust\|trustworthiness]], so it can continue to serve as a [[cultural]] reference point for future generations the way that [[scripture]] has for millennia.		The [[Evidence-Based Best Practices]] section of this [[wiki]] attempts to be that resource by providing a crowdsourced description of the most important [[information]] that is relevant to making [[life choices]]. It can be updated whenever new [[scientific]] paradigms are revealed without sensationalizing every new piece of research the way the [[media]] does. This will allow it to maintain a consistent [[holistic]] [[perspective]] and [[Trust\|trustworthiness]], so it can continue to serve as a [[cultural]] reference point for future generations the way that [[scripture]] has for millennia.