Comment by kevinalexbrown
2 months ago
It’s ok to mourn the loss of a frontier and also support the thing driving that loss. The way it looks, the generation of mathematical results will become less and less of a human endeavor. There’s a way that’s sad even if on the whole it is a huge leap for society. This was a great article, and I applaud the author for acknowledging this head on.
Is it a leap for society? I'd argue that society is better off if it's mostly people doing things and feeling like they are valued. What is the end result? Endless surplus, where we have the cure for every disease, but are useless masses of flesh consuming endless entertainment? Sounds like a fucking zoo and not a life worth living.