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Most of this post, along with the previous posts in the series, is both beautiful and true - the best combination. It's a pity it had to be mixed in with the meme about computers magically waking up with superpowers. I don't think that meme is necessary here, any more than it's necessary to believe the world was created in 4004 BC to appreciate Christmas. Taking it out - discussing it in separate posts if you wish to discuss it - is the major improvement I would suggest.
If the singularity was magical I'd be a lot more hopeful about the future of humankind (even humans aren't clever enough to implement magic).
I agree with you a bit though.
ETA: Wait, that's actually technically inaccurate. If I believed the singularity was magical I'd be a lot more hopeful about the future of humankind. But I do hope to believe the truth, whatever is really the case.