故事
我们都看过很多电视节目和电影，也读过很多书，因此我们把现实生活看作一本故事书。主角总是在最后获胜。
这些故事虽然有趣，但却极具误导性。我们基本上通过娱乐自我洗脑，以为生活就是一个叙事。
在现实生活中，正义的一方往往并不会胜利。坏人很多时候也不会得到应有的惩罚。通常没有意外的情节转折能够拯救我们。
我们是一个与周围迅速发展的技术玩耍的物种。由于自动化、外包和人工智能的影响，白领经济衰退正在形成，这可能会彻底改变许多人习惯的生活。人工智能可能远远超过人类智慧，甚至可能将我们消灭。或者，一个小型恐怖组织可能会利用一种无法治愈的基因改造疾病来消灭我们所有人。
我认为，我们的祖先没有今天如此丰富的娱乐，因而对世界有着更为现实的看法。阅读非常古老的书籍对重新连接现实是相当有帮助的。
我们就像在炸弹工厂里玩火柴的孩子。
对此我并没有真正的解决方案。我没有电视，但我仍然读很多小说，也在Facebook和新闻网站上浪费时间。
我很难想象一个没有我的世界，尽管这一直是自然的默认状态，持续了数千年。
我们是否接受泰德·邦迪的观点，即技术进步对我们物种是有害的？还是拥抱萨姆·阿尔特曼所描绘的， supposedly将随着通用人工智能到来的乌托邦？或者我们会像《超级智能》的作者所暗示的那样被彻底消灭？或者这些都不会发生。
我们能否切断与那些不断吸引我们注意力的虚构故事的联系？例如电视节目、电影、小说、社交媒体和在线视频、新闻网站等？这样做会有益吗？
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