[ExI] Singularity - Non-Gender Specific

[natasha at natasha.cc]

The issue of being left out of the Singularity never crossed my mind.

I disagree from the bottom of my left boob that the proclivities that  
are so often espoused as being superior to other talents and  
characteristics is hog-wash.

I am sticking with the chrysalis metaphor in that the Singularity will  
bring about a new sense of things - a new consciousness.

Natasha




Quoting John Grigg <possiblepaths2050 at gmail.com>:

> Is the concern here that women will ultimately be left *out* of The
> Singularity, when it finally gets here, in whatever form it takes?  Will all
> the men upload into godlike cyber-beings to explore and colonize the
> universe, while the women are left home on Earth to tend "the homefires?"
> Lol
>
> I tend to at least partially agree with James Choate, in that men and
> women *tend* to differ in proclivities and abilities that relate to math and
> science and also in regards to the raw ambition to relentlessly fight their
> way up a hierarchical professional ladder.
>
> I realize there are many brilliant women in science and engineering, but
> they are greatly outnumbered by males and I think this is more biological
> than merely environmental and social conditioning.  And of course there
> are extremely talented, ambitious and driven women in corporate America, the
> military, etc., but many choose to opt out for the biological imperatives of
> reproduction and family life, and so they often end up getting surpassed by
> males.  The irony as previously stated by other posters, is that The
> Singularity may wipe away such differences.
>
> As for misogyny keeping women out of The Singularity movement, I don't buy
> that for a minute.  In fact, I see The Singularity University as a key
> factor in getting many more women (from a broad range of professional
> disciplines) involved in this crucial matter.  I also envision more and more
> females taking part as the U.S. government (and of course foreign
> governments), realizes that The Singularity is of vital national
> security importance and must be a topic of longterm study and dialogue.
>
> I view you, Natasha, and also P.J. Manney and Shannon Vyff, as just a few of
> a growing group of women who are prominent transhumanists and very active in
> discussing The Singularity.
>
> John Grigg
>