The 5 Stages of Grief Model isn’t perfect – but it also seems to overlap well with the experiences of grieving people. The psychological model

The 5 Stages of Posthuman Grief – “Acceptance” Makes Progress Possible

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2024-07-10 20:30:03

The 5 Stages of Grief Model isn’t perfect – but it also seems to overlap well with the experiences of grieving people. The psychological model itself needn’t be perfect – the core point of this article stands:

Responding to uncomfortable truths with anything other than Acceptance robs us of the ability to think critically and act decisively – which are our only chance to create a better future.

Much of the current AGI discourse – even among people who identify as transhumans – is anchored in naive attempts to hide from [Denial] or rail against [Anger] impending trends around AI and the future of the human condition.

This manifests in dangerously childish head-in-the-sand perspectives on viable or realistic human futures, including the following:

This leads the discourse to continuously land on the silly notion of the Eternal Hominid Kingdom – a series of far futures that imagine humans (as they are now), living on mars / the moon – living in a world where disease, food, and education are solved for everyone.