Dung beetles don't care about iPhones: on excitement superintelligence won't be felt by humans
danfaggella · x · 2026-10-26
Author danfaggella replies to @repligate with a philosophical take on superintelligence: at some point the 'excitement' isn't felt by humans at all — just as dung beetles are rarely enthused by a new iPhone release, the unfolding power and access to nature that is coming will only be appreciated by entities beyond us.
A sharp aphoristic entry in the ongoing AGI-circle debate about humanity's place after superintelligence, with no extended argument.
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