The sidebar for this sub doesn't define it as a vehicle for Singularitarianism, and uses language which is less messianic. The key phrase being changing civilization which does not necessarily entail changing it in a way that is desirable.

The defining characteristic of the singularity "small S"—which I have been distinguishing from the Singularity "capital S" which is often associated with something that can approach optimism unto belief in "the rapture of the nerds"—is that it so named because it represents a moment of unknowability. Transformation of the ordering of our world across multiple dimensions in ways which may, or may not, be radical.

Allah willing, this will be cause for the optimism. There is not reason to assume that, just as there is no reason as of yet, to conclude that it will be awful in some way.

IMO what we know for certain is that we cannot (yet) see beyond the event horizon.

We can muse, however, which is what I understood this place to be about—and for better or worse, where we all start is with a present world within which there is no shortage of woes, many of which amount to the preconditions upon which any superintelligence emerges.

I am not saying The End is Near, but I do think there is reasonable cause for serious concern and serious discussion, including of the bewildering ways that both true singularity, and its precursors, may destabilize things. That that may well feel pessimistic is IMO all the more reason to contribute as one may to creating a context within which more optimistic scenarios have the best chance of taking hold.

Practically speaking that means e.g. raising awareness of the need for safeguards, and the reality of risks.

And also of championing, amplifying, and celebrating the opportunities and victories as they come.