← Back to context Comment by afthonos 9 hours ago Worse than extinction? 4 comments afthonos Reply icantevenhold 9 hours ago There are worse fates than extinction, for example living forever, for I have no mouth and I must scream solenoid0937 8 hours ago I dunno, being a Culture Mind sounds pretty damn good. Or even just a death-optional citizen in the Culture. taneq 4 hours ago The Culture isn’t perfect but it seems like the best possible outcome. I think I’d want to be a fast picket and hang out with Special Circumstances. afthonos 7 hours ago Agreed. Ellison’s path to that future went through AI.
icantevenhold 9 hours ago There are worse fates than extinction, for example living forever, for I have no mouth and I must scream solenoid0937 8 hours ago I dunno, being a Culture Mind sounds pretty damn good. Or even just a death-optional citizen in the Culture. taneq 4 hours ago The Culture isn’t perfect but it seems like the best possible outcome. I think I’d want to be a fast picket and hang out with Special Circumstances. afthonos 7 hours ago Agreed. Ellison’s path to that future went through AI.
solenoid0937 8 hours ago I dunno, being a Culture Mind sounds pretty damn good. Or even just a death-optional citizen in the Culture. taneq 4 hours ago The Culture isn’t perfect but it seems like the best possible outcome. I think I’d want to be a fast picket and hang out with Special Circumstances.
taneq 4 hours ago The Culture isn’t perfect but it seems like the best possible outcome. I think I’d want to be a fast picket and hang out with Special Circumstances.
There are worse fates than extinction, for example living forever, for I have no mouth and I must scream
I dunno, being a Culture Mind sounds pretty damn good. Or even just a death-optional citizen in the Culture.
The Culture isn’t perfect but it seems like the best possible outcome. I think I’d want to be a fast picket and hang out with Special Circumstances.
Agreed. Ellison’s path to that future went through AI.