You’re speaking as though you already know what the outcome is going to look like. You might as well pull out some tarot cards and a crystal ball while you’re at it. All we have are shifting, estimated probabilities that vary wildly from person to person, whether they’re experts of completely ignorant of the topic. If you believe that all the variables going into those probabilities are static, and therefore there can only be one possible outcome, do you really think that corresponds with what we already know about how things work?

Black-and-white thinking is considered a cognitive distortion for a reason. It's rampant even in so-called “intellectuals,” because it makes reality more palatable. But almost everything about reality resides in a gray area--especially enormous concepts like the singularity. All the variables are in flux, and our decisions and actions *now* will have an impact on the outcome. Sure, we all know that positive actions can sometimes result in negative outcomes, and vice-versa, but there is a much greater tendency for positive actions to result in positive outcomes. The more people who are trying to create a positive outcome to the singularity, the greater our chances are at realizing that outcome; whereas, if everyone just throws their hands up in the air and declare that we’re all doomed, then we’re tipping the probabilities in that direction. I choose the former. We should all be fighting tooth and nail to create a positive outcome.