Bryan Johnson proposes Gen Zero: a post-human, blank-state belief and value system

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Why do I get the distinct feeling that whenever people talk about abolishing all human preconceptions, it always inevitably leads to people trying to justify diddling kids

“Year zero.” This is exactly what the Khmer Rouge said before they murdered millions of Cambodian civilians and destroyed their country.

The Italian futurists in the early 20th century said exactly the same thing, and they were just as wrong. We have cool new technology. That doesn't mean abandoning all traditions. It may even mark the resurgence of some traditional elements of society.

He reinvented Deconstructionism and post modernism. Maybe studying the existing paradigm first, before divorcing from it, would be more wise?

This is the enemy. This is what I oppose

Luxury beliefs from a millionaire

I actually don't think AI is going to be that socially disruptive. People are still people. All the tendencies we have are just going to follow with AI. We already see what happens in virtual environments divorced from reality, you get Second Life and VRChat.

As we expand our minds into machines and the biological portion becomes insignificant, things will become radically different

Why does he look so slippery though