I’m currently 21, and about to turn 22 in February. It’s strange. I think I feel much of the same as you do, and yet am extraordinarily less motivated. I spent much of last semester stuck in a weird, angsty, existential-depressive cycle. I’ve been trying to escape the future by focusing on relationships and romance, but that’s only led to the most depressing Christmas I’ve had yet.
I feel like I’m watching the world slip by me; not just through my hands, but through the floor. Everything fades, but why does it feel like everything is fading so fast?
I live in a college town, and I still haven’t met anyone who genuinely cares about the possibility of a Singularity. To be fair, I’m not exactly going out of my way to find like-minded people. Even my professors (in computer science) mostly treat AI with a kind of dismissal, even now. The only time it comes up in lectures is the obvious academic integrity stuff. I guess that’s to be expected.
I think I’m experiencing the usual angst and depressive tendencies you see in young people, but it’s surreal to feel it while also watching modern events unfold, especially with my belief that there’s a fairly certain endpoint ahead.
I wonder how long I’ll be able to distract myself from reality.
P.S. I’m a senior undergrad, and there wasn’t a single assignment or project this semester that AI couldn’t handle effortlessly.
I’m currently 21, and about to turn 22 in February. It’s strange. I think I feel much of the same as you do, and yet am extraordinarily less motivated. I spent much of last semester stuck in a weird, angsty, existential-depressive cycle. I’ve been trying to escape the future by focusing on relationships and romance, but that’s only led to the most depressing Christmas I’ve had yet.
I feel like I’m watching the world slip by me; not just through my hands, but through the floor. Everything fades, but why does it feel like everything is fading so fast?
I live in a college town, and I still haven’t met anyone who genuinely cares about the possibility of a Singularity. To be fair, I’m not exactly going out of my way to find like-minded people. Even my professors (in computer science) mostly treat AI with a kind of dismissal, even now. The only time it comes up in lectures is the obvious academic integrity stuff. I guess that’s to be expected.
I think I’m experiencing the usual angst and depressive tendencies you see in young people, but it’s surreal to feel it while also watching modern events unfold, especially with my belief that there’s a fairly certain endpoint ahead.
I wonder how long I’ll be able to distract myself from reality.
P.S. I’m a senior undergrad, and there wasn’t a single assignment or project this semester that AI couldn’t handle effortlessly.