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Topic	Hot Take: climate change means we should be focused more on AI
R_Jackal 05/15/25 7:00:33 PM #31:	Hejiru posted... Im not saying we should ignore climate change, but at this point theres not much we can do to stop it. Absolutely we should try to soften the impact, but we should also be trying to create our successors in the event that we cant prevent extinction. I think that civilization is better than no civilization. Even if its robots instead of humans. And I think humanity needs to be remembered, not forgotten. The point of this is to ensure intelligent life continues in some form. Isnt a society of robots better than a lifeless rock? And whats the point of posting warnings if theres no one around to read them? Its extremely unlikely that aliens will ever reach earth, and even if they did, by that point I doubt theyd have anything to learn from our warnings. I think that's a bias of the human condition. I don't think there's an innate virtue to civilization existing solely to exist. As with all things that are, it will one day just... Not. A lifeless rock with robots is the same as just a lifeless rock. If that's where civilization goes do be it, but I don't think we or our creations are more entitled to existence than any of the numerous things we've ended. It was a was to make a point. Why make a "living" monument to our failure, when one encompassing it will suffice? <cite>R_Jackal posted [p:985080122] in Hot Take: ... [t:80983022]...</cite> <quote>Hejiru posted... </cite><quote>Im not saying we should ignore climate change, but at this point theres not much we can do to stop it. Absolutely we should try to soften the impact, but we should also be trying to create our successors in the event that we cant prevent extinction.I think that civilization is better than no civilization. Even if its robots instead of humans. And I think humanity needs to be remembered, not forgotten. The point of this is to ensure intelligent life continues in some form. Isnt a society of robots better than a lifeless rock?And whats the point of posting warnings if theres no one around to read them? Its extremely unlikely that aliens will ever reach earth, and even if they did, by that point I doubt theyd have anything to learn from our warnings.</quote>I think that's a bias of the human condition. I don't think there's an innate virtue to civilization existing solely to exist. As with all things that are, it will one day just... Not. A lifeless rock with robots is the same as just a lifeless rock. If that's where civilization goes do be it, but I don't think we or our creations are more entitled to existence than any of the numerous things we've ended. It was a was to make a point. Why make a "living" monument to our failure, when one encompassing it will suffice?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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