Don’t Fear The [techno] Reaper
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I’ve got my philosophical talons gripped around concepts of naturalism, the idea that everything arises from natural processes and causes, that what we’ve formed as a civilization below is an inevitable emulation of what we see above, and that there exists a pulse of incomprehensible life throughout the innumerable echelons of the universe. I also spend an abundance of my time in nature and in reverence of the natural world, playing an endless game whereby I conquer it and become conquered by it, adore it whole-heartedly and try to do right by it. <br> <br>So, <em>naturally</em>, I had once held an innate apprehensiveness towards technology. My early grade school report cards shine a light on my refusal to use computers; I’m not a fan of documenting and sharing every aspect of my life on social media and I’m not entirely enthralled by the innumerable forms of technology that we’re generally entrenched in nowadays. It seems rather daunting to me, then, that human civilization seems poised to one day integrate with technology in unfathomable ways, whether it be technologizing the brain, submerging ourselves in a manner of permanence into virtual reality or uploading our consciousness, likely even within our lifetimes.