Comments | curgoth: It's gonna be the Future soon, things won't always be this way...

curgoth

It's gonna be the Future soon, things won't always be this way...

Jun 15, 2009 14:37

As I sit here reviewing the latest Service Request document, listening to Dr. Steel sing about the Singularity with an article on transhumanism open in the web browser, it suddenly hits me: I am passively, yet eagerly, awaiting the future. The passivity bugs me ( Read more... )

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dagibbs June 15 2009, 19:36:17 UTC

Hm...I've trained people who write software to control autonomous vehicles.

dymaxion June 15 2009, 21:33:13 UTC

Hrm.

Why not reinvent yourself? Put yourself into a situation where you're forced to, structurally. I mean, choosing not to is valid, of course, but you only live once.

uniquecrash5 June 15 2009, 23:53:07 UTC

You could join the Steel's Army of Toy Soldiers.

And do what exactly I don't know, but it might amuse.

curgoth June 16 2009, 02:52:39 UTC

If nothing else, working on the outfit would give me something to do.

pretentiousgit June 16 2009, 15:06:32 UTC

One thing you're doing to make the future more awesome is being yourself. By noticing and collecting some canes, for example (and this is really a thank-you note), you've made my day limitlessly easier. I really appreciate the loan. It's let me get to work more easily and with less pain, but also to have something lovely to help me along. And here at work, I create things to go forward with.

Also, jetpacks aside, the portability of Google Maps is my evidence that we're in The Better Future right now. As such, I think noticing and picking up beautiful things is helpful in generating a better place going forward.

And I find it astonishing to regularly discover well-run, decent human packs of geekery these days. So there's also that.

Thanks so much.