META: Singularity, a restriction on...

From: Michael S. Lorrey (mike@lorrey.com)
Date: Mon Apr 19 1999 - 13:40:06 MDT

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I just thought of one possible restraint on Singularity type growth: Procrastination.

As more people become immortal, at the edge of the Singularity, the amount of procrastination which occurs in society will amplify at exponential rates, leading to a major braking effect on growth of all kinds.

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Mike Lorrey

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