Comments on: Why Chicks Don’t Dig The Singularity http://www.uglychart.com/blog/2007/01/20/why-chicks-don%e2%80%99t-dig-the-singularity/ Beauty is in the eye of the shareholder Tue, 13 Jul 2010 06:14:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Jason Coleman http://www.uglychart.com/blog/2007/01/20/why-chicks-don%e2%80%99t-dig-the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-4735 Jason Coleman Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:53:08 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/01/20/why-chicks-don%e2%80%99t-dig-the-singularity/#comment-4735 Okay, I've read it. Great discussion. Thanks for the link. I preferred the transcript over the MP3, btw. Although that might have to do with my inability to do other things on the computer when an audio file is playing. Okay, I’ve read it. Great discussion. Thanks for the link.

I preferred the transcript over the MP3, btw. Although that might have to do with my inability to do other things on the computer when an audio file is playing.

]]> By: Jason Coleman http://www.uglychart.com/blog/2007/01/20/why-chicks-don%e2%80%99t-dig-the-singularity/comment-page-1/#comment-4734 Jason Coleman Sun, 21 Jan 2007 02:29:16 +0000 http://www.uglychart.com/2007/01/20/why-chicks-don%e2%80%99t-dig-the-singularity/#comment-4734 'haven't read the article yet, but I definitely will. I think we need a new term for people like my fiance. She is totally turned off by the Singularity. The idea of humans becoming machines scares her. If you talk to her about this kind of stuff, she'll come off as a luddite... talking about the same old stuff about a "simpler life", etc. "I don't want to live forever." But at the same time, Kim is an early adopter of technology, just like me. She's adopted cell phones, iPods, advanced skincare treatments, whatever farily early. So both you and I know that this whole turning into machines thing is a gradual process, and it will happen to her too... and she'll like it. Ray K. talks about these kinds of people (most of everyone) often. If you talk to them about step 20, they are scared. But if you offer them the next step ("here is a pill that will make you never gain weight"), they'll eat it up. Is there a term for these fake luddites? ‘haven’t read the article yet, but I definitely will.

I think we need a new term for people like my fiance. She is totally turned off by the Singularity. The idea of humans becoming machines scares her. If you talk to her about this kind of stuff, she’ll come off as a luddite… talking about the same old stuff about a “simpler life”, etc. “I don’t want to live forever.”

But at the same time, Kim is an early adopter of technology, just like me. She’s adopted cell phones, iPods, advanced skincare treatments, whatever farily early. So both you and I know that this whole turning into machines thing is a gradual process, and it will happen to her too… and she’ll like it.

Ray K. talks about these kinds of people (most of everyone) often. If you talk to them about step 20, they are scared. But if you offer them the next step (“here is a pill that will make you never gain weight”), they’ll eat it up. Is there a term for these fake luddites?

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