> One wonders whether a generation that demands instant satisfaction of all its needs and instant solution of the world's problems will produce anything of lasting value. Such a generation, even when equipped with the most modern technology, will be essentially primitive — it will stand in awe of nature, and submit to the tutelage of medicine men.
reply- Eric Hoffer
> Sounds awesome
reply- Tech Bro
There's no reliable evidence that Neanderthals were less intelligent than modern humans. They're extinct now (except for a tiny genetic legacy in some human populations) but that could have happened for a variety of reasons unrelated to intelligence or lack thereof.
reply> neanderthal levels of intelligence
replywere gonna need a citation on this one.
No you don't. If people don't learn to solve problems and exercise their mind with small problems, how are they going to deal with big problems? The "neanderthal" part is a colorful expression.
replyFirst AI came for the parrots and I did nothing, at least I can stand for the neanderthals.
replyThere are so many parallels between what TV could have become and the progression of AI, a nearly free conveyance for culture, education, art and discourse. Yet, we allowed it spiral in a positive feedback loop, creating a cognitive gyre that now razes society.
At least the youngest now use "that's AI" as a pejorative, as in that is bullshit.