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sonderlingg t1_ix2xmeo wrote

I feel you. This is the reason why I've unsubscribed from r/futurology, even though future interests me.

I also think about singularity, when I hear about long term plans of my friends etc

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DungeonsAndDradis t1_ix5md4r wrote

Futurology is very negative in their outlook, I feel.

This sub is very positive.

I think reality, as always, exists somewhere in the middle.

By 2025 I think AGI will exist, but OpenAI or Google (whoever figures it our first) will prevent any others from accessing it.

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finger_puppet_self t1_ix5n12p wrote

I think of r/singularity as the far left progressives, futurology as the centrists, and collapse as the far right 😋

Edit: if we were talking about a spectrum of positivity, I mean

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