Scaling Humans

We’ve built systems so efficient, so capable of producing and scaling, that their biggest bottleneck now is the hardest one to remove: us, the humans. What’s the point of a system designed by people if it no longer includes us in the equation? And yet, by our very nature, we can’t scale at the speed these systems demand. Whether as end users reluctant to adopt change, or as producers learning and adapting too slowly—we’re the limiting factor.

Our “firmware” was forged over thousands of years of evolution. And while we pride ourselves on our adaptability—especially compared to other living beings—we remain tethered to our ancestral selves. The machines we’ve built may soon surpass us in every measurable way. So why shouldn’t they discard us?

There’s one powerful reason.

Machines can master the what, the how, and the when. But they lack the most human of capabilities: the why. We act not just because we can, but because we want to. We have purpose. We have values. We have feelings. Strip these away, and there’s no reason to do anything at all.

Without a human to justify its purpose, the most efficient act a machine could take... is to shut down forever.

Or maybe not.

exit(0);