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It was definitely a popular thought back in the day. I don't hear today's religious folks saying it. Looking at recorded history over time, humans have had their up & downs past to present but it has steadily progressed in many ways especially from a technological perspective. The very things that lead people to believe these are the last & evils days or society is in decline are a blessing or curse depending on who is being asked &/or affected. Again, the human existence is a blip compared to the age of the earth. One way or another, humans will be long gone well before the planet goes cold billions of years from now.😎

I'm really not judging them but I can see how it looks that way.🤣 I remember the elders telling me these were "the last & evil days"....that was several decades ago.🤣 So far, my lifetime has never been filled with doom & gloom. If the future becomes dystopian & I'm still alive to witness it, at least I can say the majority of my time on the planet has been a blast.😁😎

Right. That sh8t has never made sense to me.🤣 Whether it is camping out or standing in long azz lines or fighting over a TV, a whole lotta people are stupid as f8ck.😁 I'm not judging them. This is just my observation/opinion.😉 Same goes for people who snatch & grab stuff just because it is free.😎

As I mentioned in the other thread, robots have been around longer than AI. To date, robots do not have feelings nor consciousness. IMO, AI will always be another technological tool even if some humans try to be friends with it.😁😎

My idea of collapse is the USA no longer being the most powerful nation on the planet. As a Super-Power, I do not foresee the USA sliding into 2nd or 3rd place within our lifetime.😎

Robots have been around longer than AI. To date, robots still do not have feelings nor consciousness. AI will always be another technological tool even if some humans try to be friends with it.😁😎

People act a fool when stuff is free. The coffee, pastries & other items won't save their jobs but those soon to be former employees chose to snatch it up anyway.😁😎

I'm not giving value to economists. Merely pointed out that they keep the financial system that is a house of cards propped up. Somewhere between the Federal Reserve playing with interest rates & the stock market turning folks into millionaires & billionaires, seems like some fiscal capitalists are allowed to thrive & survive. The US government backed by its military may be running a monarchic system. The question is who or what is going to bring that house of cards to collapse.😎

Before leaving the White House, former POTUS George W. Bush Jr. (GWB Jr.) said the quiet part out loud. POTUS GWB Jr. said the USA financial system was built on a house of cards. The economists know exactly what & how to keep the USA propped up. The government keeps printing money & moving the goal line on its debt. If any creditor decides to call in the markers, the USA has the military might to strongly suggest they take a hike.🤣😎

Post-industrial revolution, existing & emerging technologies fuel capitalism. G**gle is the king of search engines. That won't stop small players from trying to stake a claim in the game. The objective under capitalism is to make as much money as possible by any means necessary.😎

Right. There has always been a whole lotta people in the world who do not believe in such things i.e. religion & spirituality. For those people, their existence is about having paradise on earth. The same people have zero concern about what happens on this planet when they're dead & gone.😎

@Delano...looking forward to your thoughts on AI & consciousness. AI has been the subject of a few threads. Would be nice to read another perepective on it. AI has become mainstream news. Folks really perked up when it was reported AI could wipe out humans in a decade or less. That got some attention. Of course, the tech bros have been nonchalant about it. Their objective is to make a sh8t ton of money. D8mn the torpedoes.😁 I find it slightly amusing that some people are laser focused on making money even if it kills them & their loved ones. "What profit a man to gain the world & lose his soul"...doesn't apply to people who are enriching themselves regardless of collateral damage i.e. who lives or dies.😎

Haven't noticed an uptick in dropped cdll phones. Not surprised considering how so many people have a cell phone in their hands most of the time no matter what they are doing. People can't even use the bathroom without pulling out a cell phone. So what if one is just sh8tting there. Everything is not an opportunity to scroll, text or play games on a phone.🤣 Same people would be mad as h8ll if they dropped their phone in a toilet or elsewhere. 😁😎

No surprise. Those meetings will be happening in auditoriums & conference rooms all over the USA. Hope the coffee & danish was good.😎

Tradespeople will be building & maintaining the data centers all over the USA too. Valid questions. The same way they figured out Social Security, Medicade/Medicare, Welfare, Disability & Workers CompensationZ etc., they come up with a scale for UBI too. Along with UBI, they might come up with some form of universal healthcare with public clinics in every city. A voucher for hospitalization. Printing money & increasing debt has never been a problem for these jokers.😁😎