Jayson_Virissimo comments on On the Care and Feeding of Young Rationalists -- Revisited[Draft] [Request for Feedback] - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Jayson_Virissimo 08 July 2012 12:05:51PM 3 points [-]

If the singularity is near, doesn't that defeat the purpose of having children somewhat? You do all that work raising them to be adults and then the singularity comes and it's all irrelevant.

How near (decades or centuries)? Which singularity (good or bad)? Irrelevant to whom (us or the potential child)?

Comment author: MileyCyrus 08 July 2012 12:29:43PM *  4 points [-]

How near (decades or centuries)?

I thought EY and folk were estimating within decades. It's going to take at least 25 years for me to find a mate, produce a baby, and raise that baby to adulthood.

Which singularity (good or bad)?

Either. A negative singularity kills all of us, including the children. A positive singularity would give us that all of the previous accomplishments will be trivial by comparison . If you told me that in 20 years I'd either be shot dead or given a billion dollars, I wouldn't save for retirement.

Irrelevant to whom (us or the potential child)?

Us.