Re: Blockchain

On 09/03/2018 11:13 AM, Karen Shaeffer wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 01, 2018 at 02:29:52PM +0000, Karen Shaeffer wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> Circling back to this issue: We can gain some insight into the tension
> between technologies such as block chain and corporations that have built
> themselves up around the notion of cultivating and centralizing data,
> that is generated by humans -- such as Google, by reading this very
> insightful article:
>
> https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2018/10/yuval-noah-harari-technology-tyranny/568330/
>
> I do not have an opinion on the issue. I'm not anti-Google nor pro-block
> chain. I do think folks ought to appreciate the reality that is
> unfolding. The article discusses how relying on AI systems dumbs down
> the human experience, leading to far less capable humans. Very
> interesting and worth considering in appreciating the tension between
> technologies such as block chain and centralizing data technologies.
>
> Oh, and yeah, linux systems play a major role in enabling these
> technologies to flurish.
>
> Happy Labor Day,
> Karen
WRT the last couple of paragraphs, as portrayed in the "Time machine" by 
H G Wells, are we humans metamorphosising to the Elois and machines, the 
Morlocks?

Lister.