What's the most interesting thing that humans are doing?

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I am interested in the Nanotech advances as well as those in sustainable energy.

I also think that there is a lot of good historical research going on that is debunking a lot of cherished nonsense.
 

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Making advances in medicine, finding a new star, exploring somewhere we've never explored before, laying in a hammock finding pictures in the clouds... there are so many things to choose from I don't think it would be possible to only to select one.

Holy shit, you aren't a ray of sunchine, you're *THE* rain of sunshine. I love your outlook on life!
 
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The human race doesn't really need stuff like this. It doesn't address any real problem.

I think our worship of and dependence on superfluous technology is a problem.

Go ahead and flame me.

I think the work being done on NFC(near field communications) is exceptionally exciting nit only because of the current way it is being used; Bluetooth, wireless data transfers from device to device, but also its future applications. One day you will only need a device that can securely transmit your payment without ever pulling out a wallet or something else. Not the coolest thing around but something I find extremely interesting.
 

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The human race doesn't really need stuff like this. It doesn't address any real problem.

I think our worship of and dependence on superfluous technology is a problem.

Go ahead and flame me.

Lol, why the hell would I flame you because you don't agree? I agree with your assessment that it doesn't address any "real" problem like racism, hunger, energy crisis. Ita just something I found interesting. Do you know of any research that is going on that addresses what you would call a "real" issue? I'm sure there is one.
 
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Probably the most mundane things people are doing in their lives, are the most interesting - everyday people doing everyday things, which are extraordinary in their own way.

Nudey's post would be closest to this, I guess.
 

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The invitation to flame me was not directed specifically at you, Intrigue.

I just know that some people think uncritically that technology is "progress" and expected to get some kind of outraged response to my post, which I realized at the time was not really on-topic anyway. I live in proximity to Silicon Valley, so it's something of which I am very conscious and feel very strongly about.

I did as well make a separate previous post about technology that addresses climate change, which I consider to be positive.

Lol, why the hell would I flame you because you don't agree? I agree with your assessment that it doesn't address any "real" problem like racism, hunger, energy crisis. Ita just something I found interesting. Do you know of any research that is going on that addresses what you would call a "real" issue? I'm sure there is one.
 
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Some of these responses have been, well, interesting, no?
My seventh-grade teacher used to berate our class, "When you do a book report don't say 'I enjoyed the book because it was interesting.' Tell us why it was interesting." Her demand has given me a life-long scorn of the word "interesting". It's one of those words like "affordable" and "tasty" that doesn't really tell you anything.
Now, wasn't that a valuable insight?

O===w
 

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Bravo for linking that. I spent a good deal of my childhood in Japan and I feel that I'm a more tolerant, forgiving and appreciative person than many people around me. I grew up going to Shinto and Buddist temples and respect and honor are instilled in every grain of thier culture. Trying to be a good human every day is the best and most interesting thing I can do and ensuring I raise my children with that same integrity and giving them a happy childhood is vital to me. They are our legacy...
 

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Some of these responses have been, well, interesting, no?
My seventh-grade teacher used to berate our class, "When you do a book report don't say 'I enjoyed the book because it was interesting.' Tell us why it was interesting." Her demand has given me a life-long scorn of the word "interesting". It's one of those words like "affordable" and "tasty" that doesn't really tell you anything.
Now, wasn't that a valuable insight?

O===w

Yes - that tasty morsel of affordable insight was very interesting indeed! :smile:

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