I've been out of work for four years, and I have a number of serious and growing financial problems that, despite being very frugal, have proven to be unavoidable.
Without getting too personal, consider my options for moving forward with AI research. I am unable to pursue any personal projects for lack of funding. =| Lets say I try to build a machine on the scale that Minsky suggested should be capable of AGI, and I tend to agree with his figures.... Lets say I priced out the hardware at $50,000... If I had a bsjob, I would be able to afford that, as it is. I'm not. Indeed, I am facing health issues including reduced blood flow to my left arm and unexplained swelling in my feet that probably require a better doctor than the one I've been seeing but I have no fucking money. =| I really don't give a fuck what trump does once elected, Only that the people who have destroyed my opportunities won't get their pre-selected candidate in. (Hillary). justcamel wrote: > A sick person who is not able to do pointless jobs, who features an > ecological and memetic footprint of 5-10 is often seen as a "social > leech". > 2-3 billion people whose #bullshitjobs contribute less than the sick > person to society and who additionally waste 75% of our energy, fuel, > resources and time are perceived as people who "provide assistance". > > Most sick/unemployed people feature a more positive net-impact on our > society and planet than those we see as "productive" ... as > "productive" becomes a meaningless term when your economy is all about > the creating and inflation/over-saturation of bogus markets. "Oh, I am > so productive selling a meaningless, systemic service to other people > as an insurance agent ... while wasting fuel, energy and resource in > the process ... my tax money can never remedy the ideological and > environmental damage my job is inflicting but I see myself as somebody > who provides assistance!" ;-) > > p.s.: Most sick people are also a product of the system of course ... > cancer, depression, burnout, obesity, stress, systemic traffic > accidents, systemic workplace accidents ... > -- IQ is a measure of how stupid you feel. Powers are not rights. ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
