Backwards or forwards?

[madnak]

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you have to consider that if you go forward far enough, you may be able to live practically forever. immortality or close to it.

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I think this justifies Boro's response. If you're a futurist, you believe the singularity (and this immortality) will come in only a few decades. In you go into the future, you may miss the singularity and be hopelessly behind. It's better to be here for the singularity and potentially be able to enhance yourself and keep up, maximizing your potential. Thus, if you expect a technological singularity to happen within your lifetime, the best response may indeed be to simply stay where you are.