[ExI] female heros?

[William Flynn Wallace]

 A funny YouTube had a group of teenagers trying to figure out how to dial
one of those old-time rotary phones  spike

Please supply the link.  I just don't believe it. bill w

On Sat, Aug 11, 2018 at 12:08 PM, <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:

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> *From:* extropy-chat <extropy-chat-bounces at lists.extropy.org> *On Behalf
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> *Sent:* Saturday, August 11, 2018 9:30 AM
> *To:* ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] female heros?
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> On Wed, Aug 8, 2018 at 1:01 PM, SR Ballard <sen.otaku at gmail.com> wrote:
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> *Why should we suppose that Uploading would lead to sex addiction?*
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> >…But this isn't just about sex that's only one small aspect of it. If a
> upload had full control of his (or her) emotional control panel, and there
> is no reason in theory he couldn't, then he could maximize ALL pleasurable
> experiences not just sex. ... If we're not the first I think that is the
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> >…A hormone is just a chemical that can convey information, but a upload
> could do that much more efficiently electronically.  …John K Clark
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> That whole line of reasoning carries an unsettling plausibility.
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> I was toying with another one, perhaps a version of something posted here
> previously.  A funny YouTube had a group of teenagers trying to figure out
> how to dial one of those old-time rotary phones, the only kind that existed
> in my (and John’s) misspent youth.  Anyone born before about 1970 knows
> exactly how to use one.  Watching a group born after 2000 attempt it was
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> This video gave me the idea that perhaps as automation increases, our
> collective competence at reasoning decreases.  As AI steps up, Bio-I stands
> down.  As computers get smarter, we get dumber.
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> If that is the case, then we can imagine AI getting smart enough to run
> things and take care of us, but lacking in ambition to contact other
> intelligence.  It is smart enough and good at taking care of what is
> happening down here, but just doesn’t care much what is out there; it just
> focuses inward.  Then we humans still have that spark of curiosity but we
> get too damn stupid to do anything with it.
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