This space seems to be filled with people who actively did not enjoy any of their schooling experience. I’ve found essays and exams alright, even if I was never particularly good at them

I’d’ve thought that the sub was more about discussing it than expressing how cool it was. So, I’d say it’s somewhat a surprise

Because, to be fair, yours is just another mad-sounding speculation. It's not necessarily inaccurate, but I think it's only reasonable to be sceptical of that kind of (immediate) future.

I usually condense my interest in this field into one word: fear. Not exactly proud of it, but yes, I don’t think I’d be necessarily engaging with these ideas if it weren’t for raw fear. Much the same thing fuelling religious tendencies to a degree.

That very well might be the case. It’s difficult for me to assess post-scarcity scenarios, not least because, I imagine, the end of necessary labour has significant ripple effects in other facets of life. There is, however, a certain sense of finality to (at least in my imagination) this post-scarcity world, that does not quite sit well with me.

Yes, I can imagine that for some, hedonism suffices. There definitely are plenty of people, however, for whom it doesn’t. It sort of digs into the question of what a good and meaningful human life is, and that’s the kind of question that we haven’t properly managed fo settle for the longest time. This is tricky.

I don’t think it’s necessarily narcissism problem for us. It is just an existential problem. As a human, becoming irrelevant not just in certain facets of life, but to the society as a whole and to other individuals is death-like.