Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Good? Bad? Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I like smart phones but fuck tablets. I'm all about laptops. 2-in-1's don't appeal to me either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Mostly pessimistic. In the hands of corporations whose goal is profit above all and governments that believe everyone is deserving of scrutiny, it will become a tool of control and surveillance. Humanity's better nature will not win out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KreiaDidNothingWrong Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I want a robot body, so I'll let you guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I like smart phones but fuck tablets. I'm all about laptops. 2-in-1's don't appeal to me either. Haha that’s a light sentiment. I was kinda after some deep philosophical musings. But all thoughts welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, empty said: Mostly pessimistic. In the hands of corporations whose goal is profit above all and governments that believe everyone is deserving of scrutiny, it will become a tool of control and surveillance. Humanity's better nature will not win out. I gotta agree w/u except the last part. I think we will but only after a long hard road full of suffering & death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Poof said: Haha that’s a light sentiment. I was kinda after some deep philosophical musings. But all thoughts welcome Hm... Well e-dating apps have ruined my friend's chance for romance. He will absolutely not listen to reason and keeps falling for the scammers who use instagram models'/ pornstars pics for their fake profiles. He needs to ditch the damn apps and pick up women at bars. He's very outgoing anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, KreiaDidNothingWrong said: I want a robot body, so I'll let you guess That doesn’t excuse u what kind of robot body? 100% inorganic? Like a mind uploaded to a software brain in a hardware body? In this case, would a simulated brain in software be ok? Or would you want a hardware brain w/physical artificial neurons & junk? or do you want to get rid of everything but your brain & put it into a robo body? or are we talking even more cyborgnetic? Like you want to keep as much human body as possible but supped up & upgraded? and if THATS the case, does it have to be hipster-cyborgnetics? Like you look like natural human on the outside but inside you’re more machine than man? Like Rick Sanchez or the executive dude from the new blade runner? Or do u not care if there’s bare components sticking out of your skin? or something else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Hm... Well e-dating apps have ruined my friend's chance for romance. He will absolutely not listen to reason and keeps falling for the scammers who use instagram models'/ pornstars pics for their fake profiles. He needs to ditch the damn apps and pick up women at bars. He's very outgoing anyway. Honestly I think the internet is more of a curse than a gift Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KreiaDidNothingWrong Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Poof said: That doesn’t excuse u what kind of robot body? 100% inorganic? Like a mind uploaded to a software brain in a hardware body? In this case, would a simulated brain in software be ok? Or would you want a hardware brain w/physical artificial neurons & junk? or do you want to get rid of everything but your brain & put it into a robo body? or are we talking even more cyborgnetic? Like you want to keep as much human body as possible but supped up & upgraded? and if THATS the case, does it have to be hipster-cyborgnetics? Like you look like natural human on the outside but inside you’re more machine than man? Like Rick Sanchez or the executive dude from the new blade runner? Or do u not care if there’s bare components sticking out of your skin? or something else? Ideally full synthetic eventually. I don't think mind upload is possible though. I think it's more like your brain will have to naturally be replaced with synthetic parts via nano-tech. Until then brain in a robot body works though. My humanity doesn't really matter a ton to me and I could just do a bunch of cool shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Poof said: Honestly I think the internet is more of a curse than a gift I have a feeling my life would be so much better had I never discovered / got addicted to message boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, KreiaDidNothingWrong said: Ideally full synthetic eventually. I don't think mind upload is possible though. I think it's more like your brain will have to naturally be replaced with synthetic parts via nano-tech. Until then brain in a robot body works though. My humanity doesn't really matter a ton to me and I could just do a bunch of cool shit. Would you ever want to die? I’d assume a full synthetic via nanotech could be repaired indefinitely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KreiaDidNothingWrong Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Poof said: Would you ever want to die? I’d assume a full synthetic via nanotech could be repaired indefinitely Maybe at some point, yeah. If I was still capable of boredom at that point then it would be inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, KreiaDidNothingWrong said: Maybe at some point, yeah. If I was still capable of boredom at that point then it would be inevitable. Still capable of boredom? So in your new robo-self would you want to alter the emotions that you are able to feel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewn Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 it feels like we're getting closer to a Black Mirror episode 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I have a feeling my life would be so much better had I never discovered / got addicted to message boards. I know how you feel. I wonder what would’ve happened to me. If I’d still be where I am w/my porn gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KreiaDidNothingWrong Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Poof said: Still capable of boredom? So in your new robo-self would you want to alter the emotions that you are able to feel? Not necessarily, but I'm aware there's no guarantee they'd be the same. It might for all intents and purposes "kill" the current me, even if it doesn't literally in the "u are a copy!" meme. So I might be the same in thought process, but I might not be capable of things like boredom anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Poof said: I know how you feel. I wonder what would’ve happened to me. If I’d still be where I am w/my porn gig. Without the easy access of Internet porn, t-girl porn would probably be far less profitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mewn said: it feels like we're getting closer to a Black Mirror episode Do you have a favorite episode? Would you fuck the pig? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I like some of it, I'm indifferent to most of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: Without the easy access of Internet porn, t-girl porn would probably be far less profitable. It’s anazing how unaware people are to the economics of porn.................. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, KreiaDidNothingWrong said: Not necessarily, but I'm aware there's no guarantee they'd be the same. It might for all intents and purposes "kill" the current me, even if it doesn't literally in the "u are a copy!" meme. So I might be the same in thought process, but I might not be capable of things like boredom anymore. If you could choose, would you want it as close to how you think now, or would you want it changed? Like unable to feel negative things like boredom, sadness, fear, etc while also somehow still feeling things like ambition and the drive to live & do things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viperxmns Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 All these doodads, with their buttons, and lack of buttons! Back in my day, we had phones that were shaped like phones, and the tv was shaped like a tv! Now it's all rectangles! Too many rectangles! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewn Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Poof said: Do you have a favorite episode? Would you fuck the pig? LMAO no, I would not <_< keel the princess I loved San Junipero cuz it was so cuuuuuuuuuuute. >_> I also liked the hashtag one cuz I wish killer robo bees would kill the person everyone hates <_< I finished the current season yesterday lol the wild robo ep was dumb tho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 5 minutes ago, Cau said: I like some of it, I'm indifferent to most of it What do you like? What are some things you notice other people being concerned about in particular that you’re indifferent to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, viperxmns said: All these doodads, with their buttons, and lack of buttons! Back in my day, we had phones that were shaped like phones, and the tv was shaped like a tv! Now it's all rectangles! Too many rectangles! I mean TVs were always pretty much rectangles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Poof said: It’s anazing how unaware people are to the economics of porn.................. I'll take your word for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Poof said: What do you like? What are some things you notice other people being concerned about in particular that you’re indifferent to? Idk, I like computer stuffs and smartphones. I'm pretty indifferent to all these like fitbits and smart watches n gadgety shit like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Poof said: I mean TVs were always pretty much rectangles TV's used to be cube-like. Now they're more like rectangles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupin_bebop Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 I'm all about new technology. I love technology. It ensures accuracy and efficiency in many things. That doesn't mean I'm obsessed with it. I just prefer using it, when possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 (edited) 31 minutes ago, Poof said: I gotta agree w/u except the last part. I think we will but only after a long hard road full of suffering & death I have a feeling that whatever happens will serve to only divide the rich and the poor even more than they already are. Better computers, more advanced transport, technological implants and augmentations that will only be available to those who can afford it. It won't be for mass production, it will be to create an upper and lower class of human. Or that's how I see it. Or, in another scenario that becomes increasingly likely, we destroy ourselves with some newfound technology that we find a way to weaponize, or that gets out of control too fast. That is if we don't all die from the atom bomb. I don't know. Maybe one day it'll all be good and happy but I don't see that in my lifetime. I don't mean to sound like a philistine or anti-technology, I think a lot of the things we have today are great. The fact that we can even communicate with each other right now from the comfort of our own homes from miles away is incredible. But I fear the acceleration of technological advancement will lay us to waste. Edited January 2, 2018 by empty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Cau said: Idk, I like computer stuffs and smartphones. I'm pretty indifferent to all these like fitbits and smart watches n gadgety shit like that. Smart watches are dumb to me. It's like a smart phone with an infinitely smaller screen (and keyboard?) and to use it for any decent amount of time it would probably make your arm tired for holding it in the appropriate position for several minutes. But you know what's REALLY stupid? Those damn hoverboards. "hoverboard." What marketing genius came up with that name? Back to the Future Part II invented the concept of hoverboards, which was basically a skateboard without wheels that floats a bit above the ground and could go over any surface. The real "hoverboards" are nothing more than segues without handlebars. No hovering of any kind going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Mewn said: LMAO no, I would not <_< keel the princess I loved San Junipero cuz it was so cuuuuuuuuuuute. >_> I also liked the hashtag one cuz I wish killer robo bees would kill the person everyone hates <_< I finished the current season yesterday lol the wild robo ep was dumb tho So would you want to live in San junipero forever or would you want to die naturally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 6 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: I'll take your word for it. Sorry I didn’t mean to be snappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 7 minutes ago, Cau said: Idk, I like computer stuffs and smartphones. I'm pretty indifferent to all these like fitbits and smart watches n gadgety shit like that. Self driving cars yay or nay or indifferent? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em7add4 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 52 minutes ago, Poof said: Good? Bad? Any thoughts? We need MOAR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 10 minutes ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: TV's used to be cube-like. Now they're more like rectangles. Yea but really the moving picture started as projectors. Damn cube tvs displaced the projector! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 3 minutes ago, Poof said: Self driving cars yay or nay or indifferent? Idk, I'm torn. I feel like it defeats like the entire point of driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 11 minutes ago, lupin_bebop said: I'm all about new technology. I love technology. It ensures accuracy and efficiency in many things. That doesn't mean I'm obsessed with it. I just prefer using it, when possible. Is there ever too much? Or any lines that shouldn’t be crossed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, Poof said: Self driving cars yay or nay or indifferent? OOH I KNOW YOU'RE NOT REPLYING TO ME BUT I HAVE TO GIVE MY TWO CENTS Great technology that can and probably will be misused at some point. Proprietary vehicles that can literally drive themselves to the shop without your approval for routine maintenance and automatically charge to your credit or debit account. Likely will be exploited at some point by hackers for any number or crimes, from simple theft to murder or assassination. Corporations and governments can track your every move made in that car (not that they can't do it already with your smartphone but it's another mode of surveillance). But that's the tradeoff for safer roads and more efficient travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doom Metal Alchemist Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Cau said: Idk, I'm torn. I feel like it defeats like the entire point of driving. The whole point of driving is to get from point A to point B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Doom Metal Alchemist said: The whole point of driving is to get from point A to point B. I enjoy driving way more than being a passenger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 1 minute ago, Doom Metal Alchemist said: The whole point of driving is to get from point A to point B. There's something very freeing and powerful about being able to command your vehicle to take you wherever you want. Actually controlling it, steering it, hitting the gas and feeling the acceleration, the feedback that you personally created. I think there will always be "manually driven vehicles", for lack of a better phrase. But for the common person, they will become outmoded and impossible to use at some point in time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mewn Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 9 minutes ago, Poof said: So would you want to live in San junipero forever or would you want to die naturally? hmmm, I'd love to try it but if I didn't care for it I'd unplug since they had that option lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 8 minutes ago, Em7add4 said: We need MOAR I assume that means as much as possible as fast as possible? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Em7add4 Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 Just now, Poof said: I assume that means as much as possible as fast as possible? I'd be into it. Let's go immortality tech! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cau Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 2 minutes ago, empty said: There's something very freeing and powerful about being able to command your vehicle to take you wherever you want. Actually controlling it, steering it, hitting the gas and feeling the acceleration, the feedback that you personally created. I think there will always be "manually driven vehicles", for lack of a better phrase. But for the common person, they will become outmoded and impossible to use at some point in time. I'd rather have more available public transit like train systems in other countries than self driving cars tbh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codename: Jackass Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 One more thing I'd like to add to my earlier point about technological advancement leaving us in the dust. The point of automation fundamentally changing our society is getting a lot more attention. We still don't know what the effects will be. I don't think it will be some utopia where everyone can do what they want. There will be a lot of unskilled workers who won't be able to find work and won't have the money or tools to get an education to do something that can't be automated. What are those people going to do? Universal basic income is a novel idea, but how many people will actually be willing to have money taken out of their paycheck to support people who can't find work, or, in some cases, won't find work? I envision a scenario twenty or thirty years down the road where masses of unemployable people are dying on the streets, or rioting for their old jobs back. The likes of which we haven't seen since the Great Depression. But all for the rich to get richer. Fuck the poor, they can sort it out on their own! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice McKenzie Posted January 2, 2018 Share Posted January 2, 2018 While I haven't been on this plane of existence very long, I've lived through a few changes with technology. Sad thing is, I've become so desensitized, it doesn't amaze me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poof Posted January 2, 2018 Author Share Posted January 2, 2018 16 minutes ago, empty said: I have a feeling that whatever happens will serve to only divide the rich and the poor even more than they already are. Better computers, more advanced transport, technological implants and augmentations that will only be available to those who can afford it. It won't be for mass production, it will be to create an upper and lower class of human. Or that's how I see it. Or, in another scenario that becomes increasingly likely, we destroy ourselves with some newfound technology that we find a way to weaponize, or that gets out of control too fast. That is if we don't all die from the atom bomb. I don't know. Maybe one day it'll all be good and happy but I don't see that in my lifetime. I don't mean to sound like a philistine or anti-technology, I think a lot of the things we have today are great. The fact that we can even communicate with each other right now from the comfort of our own homes from miles away is incredible. But I fear the acceleration of technological advancement will lay us to waste. I don’t think it makes you anti-technology to question who benefits from things or whether the rate of change is dangerous or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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