From: Stathis Papaioannou (stathisp@gmail.com)
Date: Fri May 11 2007 - 21:03:11 MDT
On 12/05/07, Larry <entropy@farviolet.com> wrote:
This has to be taken as a given, technology doesn't change basic human
> drives. Come up with a neat new piece of technology, and people are going
> to think "how will this get me more money, get me laid, get me high, give
> me power". Even given the power to change the genome, it will likely be
> these urges that influence the changes.
>
At the moment technology doesn't change basic human drives, but it will be
able to when we're no longer basic humans. What will happen when it's a
trivial matter to reassign the pleasure of having sex to any activity
whatsoever?
-- Stathis Papaioannou
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