One thing I don't get about Elon Musk is he wants to make human civilization multiplanetary while simultaneously acknowledging the reality bending impact of the technological singularity.
That is, he seems to envision a future where humans are flying around the solar system in rockets. At the same time he is aware that a technological singularity will change what it means to be "human" at a fundamental level. The idea of flying around non-augmented humans in a spaceship will seems as preposterous then as it does now to the type of people who think space is fake and gay. Of course at a minimum you will:
- genetically alter people to be ultra physically fit, emotionally stable, and intelligent. - add cybernetic implants to keep them in peak health and repair damage from solar radiation and whatnot - neuralink them
and at that point they aren't even what we would recognize as human. and honestly, i think the near term future (20-30 years) will be farrrr wilder than that. So what the hell is Elon thinking. He seems to hold two diametrically opposed views in his head at the same time.
Sector2 2 points 2 weeks ago
#3 describes #2 better. The Neurolink will alter your reality once the singularity allows them to be installed as a matter of course.