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Futurism

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The article and release are interesting unto themselves. However, as this is c/Futurism, let's discuss what happens in the future. How do you folks think this ideological battleground plays out in 5, 50, or 500 years?

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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you ever have the existential crisis where you wonder if your own brain is just doing the same thing? Maybe none of your thoughts are original and are just recombinations? What if the spark of consciousness is just a delusion?

[โ€“] WeirdAnimeOtter 2 points 1 year ago

Shhh, a delusions is only comfortable when you are ignorant