"Diaspora starts about a thousand years from now. Most of human civilisation has moved inside computers; essentially, a major branch of our descendants consists of conscious software"
- Greg Egan
About this Quote
This quote by Greg Egan paints an image of a future where human civilization has advanced to the point where most of it has actually moved inside computer systems. This implies that a large portion of mankind has actually ended up being mindful software, living inside computer systems. This is a concept referred to as the Diaspora, which is set to begin about a thousand years from now. This quote suggests that humanity will have advanced to the point where we have the ability to create conscious software, and that this will become a major branch of our descendants. This might be an indication of a future where innovation has actually advanced to the point where it is identical from humanity, and where the 2 are linked. It is a remarkable concept, and one that could have a substantial impact on the future of humankind.
This quote is written / told by Greg Egan somewhere between August 20, 1961 and today. He/she was a famous Scientist from Australia.
The author also have 13 other quotes.
"Well, user feedback was excellent. Even when the software didn't work at all, there were few people who were avid users, and there were people who were just sending excellent feedback and excellent ideas"
"Since when has the world of computer software design been about what people want? This is a simple question of evolution. The day is quickly coming when every knee will bow down to a silicon fist, and you will all beg your binary gods for mercy"
"I'm sorry that we have to have a Washington presence. We thrived during our first 16 years without any of this. I never made a political visit to Washington and we had no people here. It wasn't on our radar screen. We were just making great software"
"When it comes to software, I much prefer free software, because I have very seldom seen a program that has worked well enough for my needs, and having sources available can be a life-saver"
"People enjoy the interaction on the Internet, and the feeling of belonging to a group that does something interesting: that's how some software projects are born"
"The engineering is long gone in most PC companies. In the consumer electronics companies, they don't understand the software parts of it. And so you really can't make the products that you can make at Apple anywhere else right now. Apple's the only company that has everything under one roof"
