swansont

There’s nihilism, with its “life has no meaningful purpose” message https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nihilism

Encouraging you to get professional help is the only feedback we can give. Nobody here is qualified to dispense medical advice.

This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with the topic. Are you too lazy to look this up, or just not capable of doing so?

People argue a lot of things, but it doesn’t mean that it’s widely accepted. I’d like to see the definition of conscious that’s being applied, to ensure it hasn’t been so watered down that almost anything fits. IIRC this is your own personal take on the topic, rather than mainstream science. If so, it has no place here. If it’s mainstream, you should be able to provide links to the topic

“Heart's X1 demonstrator flew for 27 minutes from a regional airport in upstate New York, running on battery power the entire time. … The ES-30's design reflects a central problem in electric aviation: batteries store far less energy per pound than jet fuel. As aircraft get larger, battery packs have to grow too, leaving less room for passengers, bags, and freight. Batteries also don't get lighter in flight – a conventional plane sheds weight as it burns fuel, but an electric aircraft carries the same battery mass from departure to arrival.” https://www.techspot.com/news/113540-heart-aerospace-30-seat-electric-plane-takes-flight.html You probable need a hybrid for anything that would go to market, but this shows that electric can play a part

Any evidence that this reliably happens?

Once again, asserted without any support whatsoever

I think 128th is not low; it’s not even in the top half of countries, hence the cherry picking comment. There’s no obvious connection to form of government. And your point about NK underscores the lack of nuance here, which I objected to. So, to be clearer, to the extent you can call the elements of the OP arguments, they are really crappy arguments.

What would be important is causally connecting these alleged facts (they are unsupported) with their form of government. Switzerland’s suicide rate, for example, is 128th in the world. Hardly a ringing endorsement, if it’s caused by having referendums. Your cherry-picked examples don’t change this. North Korea has a lower rate. Is that an endorsement of their system of government? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_suicide_rate

I’m not sure starvation makes people happy If you want to live like that, you are free to do so. Give up modern medicine, food availability, indoor plumbing, transportation, and all manner of technology. But I think most people would not want that.

What makes you think that nobody who has worked on ai also read up on ant behavior?

That doesn’t answer my question.

While it’s nice to know that you are capable of providing references, they need to be pertinent. The Easterlin paradox is about income and happiness, and my objection is to productivity in response to your proposal about time spent at work. You haven’t made any connection whatsoever. Nor have you demonstrated that this isn’t just more trolling.

ai was not part of the OP, and if you wish to discuss it (now that it’s been split), you need to specify what form of ai you mean. It’s not much better than just complaining about technology when your TV is on the fritz. The original comment was about ChatGPT, and I don’t think that was the idea behind the Asimov story or Star Trek episode

And the goods will just ship themselves, I suppose. Fires will put themselves out. If your job requires you to call someone in a different time zone, it won’t be a problem with them working just an hour or so a day. Everyone will commute during the thin slice of time mass transit is running. It’s not possible for me to take your arguments seriously.