Man-machine merger isn't one-time: 'the REAL fighting to survive only begins' after augmentation
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-05
danfaggella argues people desperately want the man-machine merger to be a one-time event — augment ourselves to keep up with AGI, then settle into a fairy-tale of cooperation. His counterpoint: it is only after that augmentation that the real fight for survival begins.
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