Singularity Utopia on Twitter: "@jstogdill @alephbass the only complication is a lack of awareness. The evidence is compelling but blind tradition is a stumbling block."

Ari Gesher ‏@alephbass Jan 2

Techno-utopian vision; bully for the economy, still not clear on jobs and wealth distribution. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/innovations/wp/2014/01/02/how-the-united-states-is-reinventing-itself-yet-again/ … cc /@jstogdill
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Singularity Utopia ‏@2045singularity Feb 9

@alephbass @jstogdill not read the blog yet but I can tell you in the future everything will be free, which means nobody will need to work.
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Jim Stogdill ‏@jstogdill Feb 9

@2045singularity @alephbass So awesome. I hope we have Wall-E's too!
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Ari Gesher ‏@alephbass Feb 9

@jstogdill @2045singularity so that’s what it feels like to have religious fanatics show up; remarkably similar to other missionaries.
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Jim Stogdill ‏@jstogdill Feb 9

@alephbass @2045singularity Just for the record, is "singularity utopia" for real or a parody? Serious question.
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Singularity Utopia ‏@2045singularity Feb 9

@jstogdill @alephbass serious, I think the Singularity inevitably entails utopia but many don't appreciate it. Hence the name for awareness.
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Jim Stogdill ‏@jstogdill Feb 9

@2045singularity @alephbass lololololololololol Sorry, that just came out. The history of utopianism doesn't bode well for that pov.
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Singularity Utopia ‏@2045singularity Feb 9

@jstogdill @alephbass history of many things doesn't bode well for the future, but an incurable disease for example might not always be so.
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Singularity Utopia ‏@2045singularity Feb 9

@jstogdill @alephbass if we based the future on the past we would predict humans would never fly or leave the Earth, cure AIDS or cancer.
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Jim Stogdill ‏@jstogdill Feb 9

@2045singularity @alephbass Got it. I'm not against tech, and I'm not a blind techno optimist. I'm a "it's complicated." You oversimplify.
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@jstogdill @alephbass the only complication is a lack of awareness. The evidence is compelling but blind tradition is a stumbling block.

Jim Stogdill ‏@jstogdill Feb 9

@2045singularity @alephbass I'm invoking my first law of personal interaction. Never argue with a true believer! Thanks for diving in.
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Singularity Utopia ‏@2045singularity Feb 9

@jstogdill @alephbass sorry you felt I wasn't open to reasonable debate Jim. Thanks both of you for your input: https://medium.com/cognitive-computing-singularity-futurology/c16b01bb58e6 …
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Ari Gesher ‏@alephbass Feb 9

@2045singularity @jstogdill ah, I see. Neither Jim nor I disbelieve the possibility singularity. We’re concerned with what happens… (cont)
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Ari Gesher ‏@alephbass Feb 9

@2045singularity @jstogdill …between now and then. Could be 2045, could be 2145, could be never.
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Ari Gesher ‏@alephbass Feb 9

@2045singularity @jstogdill lets all agree that AFTER the singularity it’s a moot point, sure. How many human generations until it happens?
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Singularity Utopia ‏@2045singularity Feb 9

@alephbass @jstogdill I too am concerned about what happens leading up to the Singularity. Better awareness of future = better choices now.
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