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by BaobabScion
Sat Jan 21, 2023 7:38 am
Forum: The History Forum
Topic: The Nostalgia Thread
Replies: 59
Views: 54855

Re: The Nostalgia Thread

by BaobabScion
Tue Jan 17, 2023 6:47 am
Forum: Science & Technology of the Future
Topic: 90% of online content could be generated by AI by 2025
Replies: 8
Views: 5596

Re: 90% of online content could be generated by AI by 2025

Quantumrun had a series titled "The Future of the Internet" several years ago.

Pt.8 talks about an AI-only web: https://www.quantumrun.com/prediction/h ... nternet-p8
by BaobabScion
Tue Jan 10, 2023 2:42 am
Forum: Society & Demographics
Topic: The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy
Replies: 9
Views: 9545

Re: The 9.9 Percent Is the New American Aristocracy

The presence of rich people creates problems of jealousy.... But more importantly, it implies problems of inequality. Jealousy would be mitigated if the subjects of a jealous gaze didn't smugly disparage the less advantaged and rub the money in people's faces. just as the presence of more than one ...
by BaobabScion
Sun Jan 01, 2023 10:02 pm
Forum: Science & Technology of the Future
Topic: Your 2023 predictions
Replies: 20
Views: 24046

Re: Your 2023 predictions

Unlikely just yet, based on this trend. Although I'm sure the exceptional drought conditions will continue. The rate of water loss has actually been increasing in recent years, so I wouldn't put too much faith in the shape of that graph being maintained. Environmental activists will step up their a...
by BaobabScion
Sun Jan 01, 2023 8:05 am
Forum: Science & Technology of the Future
Topic: Your 2023 predictions
Replies: 20
Views: 24046

Re: Your 2023 predictions

If I may hazard a glance into the fog... The La Nina global weather pattern we've been experiencing for the past 3 years switches to an ENSO Neutral State. It will be in this intermediary phase for the next 18 months before finally, thunderously, reaching an El Nino state, with all the disastrous cl...
by BaobabScion
Fri Dec 23, 2022 6:22 pm
Forum: Off Topic & General Discussion
Topic: How will you change your life now that AGI is super close?
Replies: 12
Views: 11584

Re: How will you change your life now that AGI is super close?

Lol, someone's getting lazy. Their creator isn't even checking to make sure that they're using the acronym correctly.
by BaobabScion
Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:50 am
Forum: Biology & Medicine
Topic: Artificial wombs, cloning, IVF, and other reproductive technology
Replies: 26
Views: 14655

Re: Artificial wombs, cloning, IVF, and other reproductive technology

Good on ya' for making this thread. To reiterate my opinion, I'll reference what I said a few years ago in conversation with funkervogt: https://web.archive.org/web/20210415151639/https://www.futuretimeline.net/forum/topic/4970-do-you-think-men-will-ever-be-able-to-have-babies/page-4 funkervogt said...
by BaobabScion
Tue Nov 15, 2022 8:06 pm
Forum: Culture, Economics & Politics of the Future
Topic: Is this a communist forum? Is futurism synonymous with the far-left?
Replies: 14
Views: 13413

Re: Is this a communist forum? Is futurism synonymous with the far-left?

I'm not a fascist Hmm, I don't know about that. Saying that you're... "let the refugees die in the Mediterranean" right-wing makes it sound like you're plenty fash to me. I don't want to be like the communists or Muslims Oh, don't worry your 'wittle head about that. In order to become lik...