Compared to the technological progress of, say, the dinosaurs during their tens of millions of years on Earth, we’re the equivalent of a guy who shows up at a party already hammered, shoots a liter of heroin and asks if they have any medical-grade adrenaline kicking around in the back. Clearly, we’re a little impatient when it comes to getting our next hit of sweet, sweet progress.
Michael Swaim in The 5 Most Likely Ways Humans Will Become Obsolete, via Cracked.com.
This entire piece is funny and thoughtful. And a little scary. There’s something about it that reminds me of conspiracy theories dreamed up by every/goth tech-y geeky guy in my high school. The ones who took life drawing.
