Except that there arguably exist technologies hated even by the humans who grew in their realm. For example, nuclear weapons.[1] Or, according to a critic, social media. Suppose that AI establishes some kind of a future where the humans can’t even usefully help each other or are so spoiled by, say, AI girlfriends or boyfriends that humans find it hard to relate to each other. If the humans don’t become fine with it, then your case for the future and futuristic mores would break, but the case against futuristic mores would hold.
I agree with your sentiment — I suppose I was implicitly presenting the bull case (or paradigmatic case) of cultural drift, wherein the future values are supported by future people but despised by their ancestors.
I think your example is closer to the familiar “Moloch” dynamic, where social and material technology leads to collective outcomes that are obviously undesirable to all involved. Moloch is certain to be an possible issue in any future world!
Except that there arguably exist technologies hated even by the humans who grew in their realm. For example, nuclear weapons.[1] Or, according to a critic, social media. Suppose that AI establishes some kind of a future where the humans can’t even usefully help each other or are so spoiled by, say, AI girlfriends or boyfriends that humans find it hard to relate to each other. If the humans don’t become fine with it, then your case for the future and futuristic mores would break, but the case against futuristic mores would hold.
While nuclear weapons are hard to separate from nuclear power plants, thermonuclear fusion has yet to produce a peaceful application.
I agree with your sentiment — I suppose I was implicitly presenting the bull case (or paradigmatic case) of cultural drift, wherein the future values are supported by future people but despised by their ancestors.
I think your example is closer to the familiar “Moloch” dynamic, where social and material technology leads to collective outcomes that are obviously undesirable to all involved. Moloch is certain to be an possible issue in any future world!