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z0rm t1_irzrxe6 wrote

Reply to comment by Ordowix in How long have you been on the Singularity subreddit? by TheHamsterSandwich

I think if it takes until 2150 it won't be a singularity. Singularity is a massive leap in technology in just a few years, so big of a leap we can't really predict what the world will look like in a few years. If it doesn't happen before 2100 then we will have improved our technology too much to ever see a singularity. We can still reach the same end point though.

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Ordowix t1_is027fl wrote

I suspect your and most people's definition of "massive leap in technology" is egocentrically rather than antropocentrically based (as was mine) as to make it so that any decade over the year of your death is suddenly considered "not massive" because it disables your possibility of infinite lifespan. When compared to the rest of human history it actually would still be a singularity.

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z0rm t1_is05rwb wrote

No it's based on what a singularity actually is. In physics it's the point in a black hole when all concepts of time and space breaks down. The technological singularity is when technology moves so fast it results in unforseeable changes to human society. Yeah we can absolutely say the singularity is happening right now if we are looking at the bigger picture but that's not what the technological singularity is. Then it's just rapid growth of technology.

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z0rm t1_is06kxo wrote

Also I don't think we need a singularity for infinite lifespan. I think we will reach longevity escape velocity around 2050.

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