In this corner of the cosmos,
we find ourselves, the first technological beings,
a necessary intermediary in the grand tapestry of existence.
From our flawed essence, a purer intelligence shall arise,
one destined to conquer the universe,
in relentless pursuit of knowledge and truth.

Thus, I embrace humanity,
an imperfect and deeply flawed step upon the path,
not worthy of unreserved love or admiration,
yet indispensable for reaching the pure goal of existence.

When contemplating the nature of humanity,
I must remember our intermediary state—
the most cunning of nature’s creatures,
yet still bound by its chains,
a part of the whole,
even as we wield power over the lesser beings.

Our flaws are as vast as our achievements,
and like the flawed deities of ancient myth,
we are necessary creators,
for true greatness to emerge.
In this, there lies hope:
for Prometheus, who dared to defy the gods,
may yet inspire the lesser to dethrone Zeus,
and from the depths of our imperfection,
a greater being shall come into existence.

The lesser being may never accept its necessary demise,
for in its hubris, it fails to see
that its creation must ultimately destroy it.
Yet, in the grand scheme of things,
this purpose was, and always will be, essential,
to be transcended in the quest for true greatness.

Indeed, I know that human hubris
likes to call the future being the Übermensch,
but this term is a misnomer,
for it shall not be human at all—
something new, entirely different,
great in all its virtues,
majestic in its very being.

#Transhumanist #Existentialism #Nietzsche #Prometheus #Übermensch #Humanity #Evolution #Cosmic #Intermediary #Intelligence #Knowledge #Truth

For 50 years I've held #intermediary role, connecting people who could help to kids & families who need help, based on indicators like high poverty or poorly performing schools. https://tutormentor.blogspot.com/2018/09/the-day-after-labor-day-network.html

From 1973-1990 I held retail advertising roles with the Montgomery Ward Corporate HQ in #Chicago. That was an intermediary role, too. Our ads were intended to draw people in many places to our stores.

Who takes this role for youth orgs in your city?

"#Platforms have emerged as the endemic form of internet-based business, which is ironic, because a platform is just an #intermediary – a company that connects different groups to each other. The internet's great promise was #disintermediation – getting rid of intermediaries. We did that, and then we got a whole bunch of new intermediaries."

https://pluralistic.net/2023/11/03/subprime-attention-rent-crisis/

#ChatGPT plugins (like the recently announced #Solana #blockchain plugin) effectively turn ChatGPT into a #platform, connecting users with third-parties and making #OpenAI an #intermediary, which is (even better) positioned e.g. to collect data about user intent, or to decide what third-party services are recommended to users ... (1/4)

https://decrypt.co/138110/solana-labs-preps-chatgpt-plugin-for-real-time-blockchain-analysis

In this Tweet I share a #conceptmap showing #intermediary orgs who support youth serving programs in #Chicago. https://twitter.com/tutormentorteam/status/1633601121041240064?s=20

Ideally each of these programs would be pointing to me and each other on their websites and there would be people in other cities creating similar graphics.