So we all know what I'm talking about here is Wikipedia's definition of "Technological Singularity"
A technological singularity is a hypothetical event occurring when technological progress becomes so rapid that it makes the future after the singularity qualitatively different and harder to predict. Many of the most recognized writers on the singularity, such as Vernor Vinge and Ray Kurzweil, define the concept in terms of the technological creation of superintelligence, and allege that a post-singularity world would be unpredictable to humans due to an inability of human beings to imagine the intentions or capabilities of superintelligent entities.[1][2][3] Some writers use "the singularity" in a broader way to refer to any radical changes in our society brought about by new technologies such as molecular nanotechnology,[4][5][6] although Vinge and other prominent writers specifically state that without superintelligence, such changes would not qualify as a true singularity.[1] Many writers also tie the singularity to observations of exponential growth in various technologies (with Moore's Law being the most prominent example), using such observations as a basis for predicting that the singularity is likely to happen sometime within the 21st century.[5][7]
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So, the following is my vision as an intuitive of this occurance. I think that one could basically boil the changes down in this way. There likely would be three basic groups of people at this point (which is theoretically 2045).
The first group would be those in denial (like most of humanity today). It would take approximately 100 years for these people to either die off or catch up. Even after 100 years they would be seen as the Post Singularity adherents as sort of like anachronisms of the past but they would be tolerated by most of the Post singularity adherents. At present this group numbers between 3 to 5 billion people but within 30 years this group will reduce down to 1 or 2 billion mostly just from people passing on of the older generations who have no interest in technology.
The second group would be those who completely gave up human points of view entirely and decided that completely merging with computers and robotics was either desireable or necessary. This group is beginning now and will be about 500,000 to 1 billion here on earth by 2045. Expect crazy changes away from being humanlike in this group by 2035.
The third Group which I would be interested in being a part of would both embrace all that is best of being a human for thousands of years, at the same time finding ways to enhance ones life in useful ways so one basically stayed immortal. The purpose for this would be to help guide family members, as well as the human race in ways that included both being human in the traditions of thousands of years, traveling to other planets and stars and developing spiritually in both natural and enhanced ways. In other words their bywords would be: "The purpose of life is to love and to Bless Life!" I think this group likely would be the most balanced and be seen as the common sense approach to life with the other two groups seen as more extreme.
Since no human is perfect and likely never will be, expect these changes to come in unexpected ways and in fits and spurts. Just remember you always have a choice about how you wish to live your life. Don't get roped into a way of living that you don't want. Remember to create a life that you can stand to live! If you don't then you just won't be alive. This is the way life really is.
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