How to Learn About Your Friends
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How to Recognize an Opportunity
The following is a sample of the sort of commentary Patreon subscribers are getting. Consider this either an inducement to, or a warning not to become a patron, depending on your reaction:
Yes, I love coffee.
No, I've never had Kopi Luwak.
No, I definitely do not want some. The idea does not appeal to me in the first place, and my understanding is that the industry that has sprung up to supply it is not exactly "cruelty free." Also, one stage of the harvesting process looks disturbingly like a Payday bar, which I find disturbing.
Palm Civets, however, look adorable, and if they adapted well to being a pet, I could see having one, if only to give it a good life, and to make guests look questioningly at any cup of coffee I offered them.
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How to Remain Optimistic
If we ever create an artificial intelligence that is truly superior to us, it may well keep us around to make itself feel superior. It also may to try to improve us, in the spirit of helping the less fortunate.
Imagine a future where robots constantly criticize us or instruct us how to do things, then smother us with condescending praise as we try to follow their advice.
I might prefer extermination.
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