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Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:05 pm
by funkervogt
The content is disorganized, but recaps many of the topics we've discussed here at length.

https://www.cold-takes.com/most-important-century/

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:20 pm
by Jakob
Well it sure does seem that way because we're living in it and will spend most of our lives in it.

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2022 11:28 pm
by R8Z
Jakob wrote: Wed Mar 09, 2022 10:20 pm Well it sure does seem that way because we're living in it and will spend most of our lives in it.
To me the present is the most important present. :P

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 5:57 am
by Ozzie guy
I don't think so every century got us here today.

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:21 pm
by bretbernhoft
This is a good, important question. I've wondered something similar myself, but I'm uncertain.

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Thu Mar 10, 2022 10:45 pm
by Yuli Ban
If artificial general intelligence is invented this century (and I'm sure it will be barring any existential catastrophes), then without question, the answer will be yes. The only thing more important than that would be the emergence of life itself on Earth, and for obvious reasons, we'll never know the exact century that happened.

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Fri Mar 11, 2022 6:02 pm
by Nanotechandmorefuture
From here to 2100 it is going to be awesome! If someone out there could theorize a miniature version of the warp drives for space travel like in Mass Effect it would be GREAT! There was prototype ion thrusters for faster space travel so why not?

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:22 pm
by R8Z
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Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 2:52 pm
by ººº
Surely yes, but only if we don't regress too much due to climate change.

Re: Is this "the most important century"?

Posted: Fri Oct 21, 2022 3:43 pm
by raklian
Well, I'm thinking there may be more "important" centuries in the far future, like when we're fending off an alien invasion for the survival of our civilization, or something like that. ;)