I kinda agree. But that's just too general. I think that without going much deeper into the question it can yield any useful answers at all. To me, the interesting thing is that SOS is new in AI. It wasn't this way before. Also, companies not only do what people want but what's possible to do depending on the state of science and technology. They would gladly make AI agents but they can't just yet. The SOS applies not just to useful stuff but to about anything that comes out. That's the "tragedy".
Well, I'm surprised you arrived at "existential fear" that way, but I agree. I would have said existential void, but yeah, I do agree that's the deeper reason for SOS (and many other seemingly unrelated trends of modern civilization). I happen to have an essay almost finished on this topic that goes back to Nietzsche's death of god as the origin of our existential dread and despair.
On an unrelated note, know that there will always be little interest in the beginning. Only time and improvement reward the thankless effort that we put in at the beginning. That's what I did and it worked out! In case you didn't see this: https://www.awritersnotebook.org/p/how-to-succeed-on-substack
Great analysis. Most things are blown out of proportion these days. The ability to diagnose signal within all the noise is critical.
I kinda agree. But that's just too general. I think that without going much deeper into the question it can yield any useful answers at all. To me, the interesting thing is that SOS is new in AI. It wasn't this way before. Also, companies not only do what people want but what's possible to do depending on the state of science and technology. They would gladly make AI agents but they can't just yet. The SOS applies not just to useful stuff but to about anything that comes out. That's the "tragedy".
Surely. Why do we crave that? It's an important question. Why do you think?
Well, I'm surprised you arrived at "existential fear" that way, but I agree. I would have said existential void, but yeah, I do agree that's the deeper reason for SOS (and many other seemingly unrelated trends of modern civilization). I happen to have an essay almost finished on this topic that goes back to Nietzsche's death of god as the origin of our existential dread and despair.
On an unrelated note, know that there will always be little interest in the beginning. Only time and improvement reward the thankless effort that we put in at the beginning. That's what I did and it worked out! In case you didn't see this: https://www.awritersnotebook.org/p/how-to-succeed-on-substack