tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post7246232632978829171..comments2024-03-25T08:56:25.810-04:00Comments on TKIN: Philosopher Encounters Modern Life: Post-Human NaturePatricia Marinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-33883771595075954342010-07-31T10:03:55.545-04:002010-07-31T10:03:55.545-04:00Hi Rob,
Yeah, I know what you mean, though I'v...Hi Rob,<br />Yeah, I know what you mean, though I've also always been impressed by how much the several-letter-deliveries-a-day life of Victorian England resembles our own.. just a small difference of scale.<br /><br />Anyway, something I think about often is that if the internet is a hive-mind, then spam is all of its secret anxieties ... all the things the hive is freaking out about: body shape, erectile dysfunction, financial insolvency... at least this view makes receiving spam mildly interesting.Patricia Marinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087880431696831634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5499217243284937366.post-28173507644589135782010-07-30T23:23:15.086-04:002010-07-30T23:23:15.086-04:00I think I agree with your perspective on the matte...I think I agree with your perspective on the matter but I might also suggest that the singularity change might be one of a less physical nature. Arguably the greatest technological advancements in the past 50 years are in some way rooted in communication and maybe the singularity transformation has already started to occur through the formation of our ever growing and evolving interconnected ideas. Not to belabour the Star Trek metaphor but the Borg-esq hive mind that seems to have emerged from modern internet use appears to be an accurate reflection of the average person...yes a hive mind that assimilates celebrity genitalia and hardcore pornography.Really?https://www.blogger.com/profile/00928019592014035354noreply@blogger.com