Really enjoyed this post! It made me realize something important: if we’re serious about creating good long-term futures, maybe we should actively search for scenarios that do more than just help humanity survive. Scenarios that actually make life deeply meaningful.
Recently, an idea popped into my head that I keep coming back to. At first, I dismissed it as a bit naive or unrealistic, but the more I think about it, the more I feel it genuinely might work. It seems to solve several serious problems at once. For example destructive competition, the loss of meaning in life in a highly automated future, and the erosion of community. Every time I return to this idea, I am amazed at how naturally it all fits together.
I’m really curious now. Has anyone else here had that kind of experience—where an idea that initially seemed strange turned out to feel surprisingly robust? And from your perspective, what are the absolute “must-have” features any serious vision of the future should include?
Really enjoyed this post! It made me realize something important: if we’re serious about creating good long-term futures, maybe we should actively search for scenarios that do more than just help humanity survive. Scenarios that actually make life deeply meaningful.
Recently, an idea popped into my head that I keep coming back to. At first, I dismissed it as a bit naive or unrealistic, but the more I think about it, the more I feel it genuinely might work. It seems to solve several serious problems at once. For example destructive competition, the loss of meaning in life in a highly automated future, and the erosion of community. Every time I return to this idea, I am amazed at how naturally it all fits together.
I’m really curious now. Has anyone else here had that kind of experience—where an idea that initially seemed strange turned out to feel surprisingly robust? And from your perspective, what are the absolute “must-have” features any serious vision of the future should include?