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← Humankind is likely to reach for bliss, divinity and immortality even if it kills us

17 connected korrents · 13 moments from 14 Apr 2011 to 27 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under AI and human skill AI and human skill Everything filed under AI and jobs AI and jobs Everything filed under religion religion Everything filed under AI alignment AI alignment Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Humankind is likely to reach for bliss, divinity and immortality even if it kills us Humankind is likely to reach for bliss,divinity and immortality even if it killsus YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Coming near to bliss, immortality and divinity is likely to deflect humankind towards entirely different destinations — tap to centre the map on it Coming near to bliss, immortalityand divinity is likely to deflecthumankind towards entirely differentdestinations YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Forecasting that humans will seek immortality, bliss and divinity simply reflects the ideals of liberal humanism — tap to centre the map on it Forecasting that humans will seekimmortality, bliss and divinitysimply reflects the ideals ofliberal humanism YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since c. 2015–2017 — tap for who they are Same subject: Humans will continue to be most valuable as the ones accountable for an outcome. — tap to centre the map on it Humans will continue to be mostvaluable as the ones accountable foran outcome. Last stated 2 months ago 30 Aug 2026 TS Tara Seshan — holds since 2026-08-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: Thinking, judgement and knowledge are worth pursuing for the joy in them, not in order to defend human uniqueness. — tap to centre the map on it Thinking, judgement and knowledgeare worth pursuing for the joy inthem, not in order to defend humanuniqueness. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: Accepting that life is finite makes it feel more vital, not more bleak. — tap to centre the map on it Accepting that life is finite makesit feel more vital, not more bleak. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Jun 2024 TS Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-06-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Perhaps humanity's root trouble is sacrificing life's beauty to totems, races and nations to deny the fact of death — tap to centre the map on it Perhaps humanity's root trouble issacrificing life's beauty to totems,races and nations to deny the factof death JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: Life extension will bring not immortality but amortality, and the fear of accidental death will make people anxious and miserable — tap to centre the map on it Life extension will bring notimmortality but amortality, and thefear of accidental death will makepeople anxious and miserable Last stated 3 years ago 11 Jan 2024 YH Yuval Noah Harari — holds since 2024-01-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI will likely kill some people on the way to killing all of humanity. — tap to centre the map on it AI will likely kill some people onthe way to killing all of humanity. Last stated a month ago 13 Sept 2026 NR Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it A business can use stewardship of acommunity publication as atop-of-funnel customer acquisitionstrategy without needing thepublication itself to generaterevenue directly. Last stated a month ago 21 Sept 2026 CC Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A CEO can master both peacetime and wartime leadership, but it is hard — tap to centre the map on it A CEO can master both peacetime andwartime leadership, but it is hard Last stated 16 years ago 14 Apr 2011 BH Ben Horowitz — holds since 2011-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it A company can produce a goodcommercial without a large budget Last stated 4 years ago 21 Mar 2023 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company must cut half its engineers to pay for the other half's tokens, and that is what the layoffs are actually about. — tap to centre the map on it A company must cut half itsengineers to pay for the otherhalf's tokens, and that is what thelayoffs are actually about. Last stated 7 months ago 11 Mar 2026 SY Steve Yegge — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A likely outcome is that many occupations are eventually mostly replaced by AI while humans still have plenty to do. — tap to centre the map on it A likely outcome is that manyoccupations are eventually mostlyreplaced by AI while humans stillhave plenty to do. Last stated 2 months ago 7 Sept 2026 NS Noah Smith — holds since 2026-09-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it A lot of jobs will probably becreated because of AI. Last stated 4 weeks ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A machine doing your work better than you is no reason to stop doing it, because the point of the work was never that only you could do it. — tap to centre the map on it A machine doing your work betterthan you is no reason to stop doingit, because the point of the workwas never that only you could do it. Last stated 5 months ago 2 Jun 2026 LS L. M. Sacasas — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are Same subject: A skill being automated is not a reason to stop learning it: practising what machines already do is often the stepping stone to what only people can do. — tap to centre the map on it A skill being automated is not areason to stop learning it:practising what machines already dois often the stepping stone to whatonly people can do. Last stated 11 months ago 18 Nov 2025 SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2025-11-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: A well-written email does not need an AI summary, and an executive who delegates his reading to one has stopped doing the job. — tap to centre the map on it A well-written email does not needan AI summary, and an executive whodelegates his reading to one hasstopped doing the job. Last stated a year ago 21 May 2025 EZ Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Humankind is likely to reach for bliss, divinity and immortality even if it kills us Last stated c. 2015–2017 Holds Yuval Noah Harari Read this korrent →