I think the more fundamental issue, and something we often forget to highlight with these tech bro shitstains, is how many of them are wholly convinced that with enough money they can just live forever.
Wouldn’t the vision of immortality make the problem even more immediate for them?
“Oh, Holden Bloodfeast XIII, born 2259 might die at 16 from cancer from the envitonmental catastrophe I’m sowing… Meh.” rings different from “my own lust for immortality will be turned into scavenging a wasteland I wrought?”
how many of them are wholly convinced that with enough money they can just live forever.
Sometimes i feel like the entire difference between well-adjusted people and the people you describe in your comment comes down to whether their parents exposed them to enough stories growing up.
Did we not all experience the same fables, nursery rhymes and TV shows that cohesively teach you not to crave immortality and endless power? Not to sacrifice friends for wealth? They must’ve been getting early-start skiing lessons or practicing horse riding instead.
I think the more fundamental issue, and something we often forget to highlight with these tech bro shitstains, is how many of them are wholly convinced that with enough money they can just live forever.
Wouldn’t the vision of immortality make the problem even more immediate for them?
“Oh, Holden Bloodfeast XIII, born 2259 might die at 16 from cancer from the envitonmental catastrophe I’m sowing… Meh.” rings different from “my own lust for immortality will be turned into scavenging a wasteland I wrought?”
The natural world matters a lot less if you’ve left it behind for a virtual one. They don’t care if it looks like Blade Runner.
Sometimes i feel like the entire difference between well-adjusted people and the people you describe in your comment comes down to whether their parents exposed them to enough stories growing up.
Did we not all experience the same fables, nursery rhymes and TV shows that cohesively teach you not to crave immortality and endless power? Not to sacrifice friends for wealth? They must’ve been getting early-start skiing lessons or practicing horse riding instead.
I learned how to ski before I was 5 and I think I’m an alright person. Not well adjusted by any means, but I try to be nice to everyone.
Just don’t blame skiing. Horses, probably.