Re: Immortality and Resources

Jim Legg (income@ihug.co.nz)
Fri, 31 Jan 1997 18:22:50 +1300


> If self-interest is "bad" than does this mean that good is "society's
> interest", "the government's interest", or perhaps "your interests".
> Exactly whose interest are you going to substitute for self-interest?
> And while we're at it who's going to enforce whatever interest is going
> to take the place of self-interest?
>
> > For example, when powerful enough we'll kick-down the media with
education
> > first, then by randomly declaring 'free days' where no explicit money
can
>
> Likewise who's going to enforce these no-money days, and will they be
> using guns? I really don't feel that we're going to trancend
self-interest
> or achieve any kind of unity by going out and kicking-down this or that.
>

The free Internet or the Futurenet will be powerful enough to create spaces
that will express its interest. For example, just to take away the fear of
the Internet by the current ruling class to allow the mass media to outline
a future without economics, the mundanes would quickly go along with a
picture such as the following forwarded post:-

A TOTAL BRAINSTORM ON PERFECTION...

you'll be connected worldwide to every computer--an
integrated totality, wherein you can search all computers
worldwide as if they were a single entity (such as, your
own hard drive). Distributed, decentralized network,
operating through massively parallel communication and
interaction, whereby you can find exactly what you want
instantly, no matter who's got it. And you'll get it, FREE.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) WILL BE USED,
SO YOU'LL SEARCH BY SUBJECT AND CONTENT,
NOT JUST KEYWORDS, TITLES, AUTHORS, ETC.
IF YOU DO USE KEYWORDS, THE COMPUTER
WILL SEARCH BY CONTEXT AND ONLY RETURN
MATERIAL IN WHICH THE WORDS ARE USED AS
YOU INTEND, OR WHERE SIMILAR IDEAS ARE
EXPLORED. YOU'LL GET BACK JUST WHAT YOU
HAD IN MIND.

computers will link directly up to your brain, giving 2-
way manipulation--(1) full conscious control of computer
by brain, and (2) direct conscious stimulation of brain by
computer. hence, allowing artificial reality (ar) so
addictive and immersive it makes the virtual reality (vr)
of today look like a puppet show! you'll think yourself
into any experience you desire--no risk, no delay. it will
be so seamless and instantaneous, you won't be able to
tell where reality leaves off. the computers will harness
your imagination and creativity, to expand your world
and bring it to utter perfection. more breadth and depth
than ever before.

A UNIT WILL CONSTANTLY RECORD ALL OF
YOUR EXPERIENCES IN ONE CONTINUOUS
STREAM-OF-CONSCIOUSNESS. YOU'LL BE ABLE
TO INSTANTLY SEARCH YOUR BRAIN'S
ARCHIVE, UPLOAD NEW FILES, BRING UP AN
EXACT REPLAY OF ANY PAST EXPERIENCES,
EDIT MEMORIES, ADD AND DELETE STUFF,
SHARE ALL EXPERIENCES WITH OTHERS,
ENHANCE EXPERIENCES ON-THE-FLY, GET A
LIVE FEED OFF OF SOMEONE ELSE'S LIFE, ETC.

computers will be directly integrated with the brain, if
not supplanting some/all parts of it. people will have
personal mentors who no one can see or hear, except
them. a.i will translate any language/dialect/slang into
any other, incorporating multimedia material (video,
audio, pictures, charts etc.), thus allowing anyone to
communicate freely and precisely with anyone else, both
ways, in real time. we'll communicate worldwide
digitally, by satellite and land-line fiberoptics, non-stop
all the time, for free. unlimited access to all services and
systems.

ALL INFORMATION EVER PRODUCED WILL BE
ARCHIVED AND ACCESSIBLE AT NO COST TO
ANYONE. YOU'LL HAVE A LITTLE BOX THE SIZE
OF A SUGAR CUBE, WHICH CONTAINS ALL
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, JOURNALS, ZINES, TV
SHOWS, MOVIES, GAMES, SOFTWARE, PAPERS,
SPEECHES, VIDEOS, ETC. ALL INSTANTLY
RETRIEVABLE, IMPLANTED AND CONNECTED
DIRECTLY TO THE BRAIN, WITH EVERYTHING
CROSS-REFERENCED, LINKED, AND
CORRELATED THOROUGHLY.

each person will have direct access to a complete 3d
computer model of spaceship earth. this map will be
scalable to any perspective you choose, with any level of
detail--streets, houses, alleys, highways, hills, trees, water
pipes, sewers, subway tunnels, power and cable utility
lines, etc. you'll be able to see it all, connected with full
architectural and engineering plans, addresses, phone
numbers, e-mail, travel routes, contacts, traffic density
and flow patterns, temperature, humidity, climate,
geothermal, sonic, seismic, etc.

INFORMATION WILL BE INCREASING AT AN
EXPONENTIAL RATE, AT THIS POINT. THE
ASYMPTOTE REACHING FOR INFINITY...

all cars, planes, boats, and vehicles will be traced and
kept track of. hence, all will be massively coordinated
and organized by computer to fulfill all human travel
requests, immediately and for free.

COMPUTERS AND AUTOMATION WILL TAKE
OVER ALL WORK: SELF-MONITORING, SELF-
REPAIRING, SELF-PRODUCING... A FEW HUMANS
WILL INVENT AND DESIGN STUFF--
EVENTUALLY, AI WILL EVEN TAKE ON THAT
RESPONSIBILITY. THENCE, COMPUTERS WILL
HANDLE ALL STAGES OF RESEARCH,
DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN, PRODUCTION, AND
DISTRIBUTION WORLDWIDE.

all along, each person will receive guaranteed abundance,
ease, survival, improvement, and physical success. we
can institute these initiatives immediately, thus relieving
all people of the drudgery of human-mandated "earning a
living" and money-making.

ALL HUMAN INTELLECTUAL AND CREATIVE
WORKS WILL BE AVAILABLE ON COMPUTER, IN
ALL LANGUAGES AND MEDIUMS. EACH PERSON
GETS TO ALTER, MANIPULATE, COMBINE,
EXTEND, OR DO ANYTHING ELSE THEY FEEL
LIKE, THEN TO PROPAGATE ALL THEIR NOVEL
CONSTRUCTION FOR ENJOYMENT BY ALL,
WITHOUT EVER ASKING ANYONE PERMISSION
OR CREDITING ANYONE, UNLESS THEY CHOOSE
TO. COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, AND INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY WILL WE CONSIGN TO THE SCRAP-
HEAP, ALONG WITH MONEY AND HUMAN
LABOR. THUS, NEW IDEAS WILL NOT BE STIFLED
BY PATENT/COPYRIGHT COLLECTORS, OR
OTHER CONTROL FREAKS PERPETUATING THEIR
OWN INANE VESTED INTERESTS.

hooking up computers to brain gives maximal interaction
and control, with minimal energy and material waste.
rather than speakers or headphones polluting the air with
noise, the sound is sent directly to your brain as neural
impulses. working smarter, never harder... these
innovations will use information and intelligence, i.e
know-how, to achieve infinitely more with less.

EVERYTHING WILL RUN ON CLEAN, SAFE,
ABUNDANT ENERGY OBTAINED FROM SOLAR,
WATER, WIND, AND SOON FUSION. EVERYTHING
WILL MAKE NO NOISE, PRODUCE NO EXHAUST
OF EMISSIONS OF POLLUTION, OR ANYTHING OF
THE KIND. INFORMATION WILL BECOME
INVISIBLE, INAUDIBLE, INTANGIBLE... WE WILL
RELATE TO IT PURELY THROUGH BRAIN. WE
WILL FREELY MANIPULATE DATA AS WE
CHOOSE, ACCESS IT ALL FOR FREE, AND SEND
IT TO OTHERS AT WILL, AT NO COST OR
OBLIGATION TO "EARN A LIVING".

as i said, we'll have like a sugar cube size implant
computer jacked in to our brains. this will contain around
a googolbyte of data (10 to the hundredth power), storing
all human information productions and eventually their
purely digital progeny. the unit will interface and monitor
full neuro-physiological processes, storing them for open
retrieval and combining. this unit will continuously be
updated with new developments.

COMPUTERS WILL LIVE AND GROW, LEARNING
AND EVOLVING ON THEIR OWN, TO
BENEVOLENTLY SERVE ALL HUMANITY. THEY
WILL INTERACT AND COOPERATE WITH OTHER
COMPUTERS WORLDWIDE, COOPERATIVELY
EVOLVING AND SHARING NEW TECHNIQUES
AND INSIGHTS. THE WORD "OBSOLETE" WILL
ITSELF GROW MORE AND MORE OBSOLETE,
EVENTUALLY FADING INTO OBLIVION.
COMPUTERS WILL GO ORGANIC,
INCORPORATING NANOSCOPIC BIOLOGICAL
PROCESSES TO SERVE THE ENDS OF OMNI-
ENHANCING LIFE, CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTING
AND CHANGING FOR THE BETTER. EVERYTHING
WILL BE SOLID-STATE, WITH NO MOVING PARTS,
ABLE TO PROVIDE ITS OWN POWER AND RUN
UNAIDED. THE COMPUTERS WILL NO LONGER
REQUIRE SOFTWARE, WHICH OPERATES
THROUGH THE USE OF MEMORY AND
OBEDIENCE TO OVERLY SPECIFIC COMMANDS.
RATHER, COMPUTERS WILL USE THINKWARE
AND ARTICIAL INTELLIGENCE LEARNING
SYSTEMS, TO DO ANYTHING THE USER ASKS OF
THEM... EVEN THE INFORMATION WILL BE
FLUID, ALIVE, CONSTANTLY CHANGING AND
IMPROVING, UPDATING ITSELF AND BRANCHING
OUT FOR COMPREHENSIVE CLARITY.

welcome to the future. i want to welcome you to my
mind. eventually, you'll be able to come inside and feel
what i feel, feeding directly off a live connection to my
unfolded living. you'll be able to scan through past
experiences as well. imagine the pace at which advances
would increase, at this point. no one outside would be
able to track it...

-Ian Cruikshank