I only want power so I can get books.

Trying and getting hurt can't possibly be worse for you than being... stuck.

I only want power so I can get books.

Lonely dissent doesn't feel like going to school dressed in black. It feels like going to school wearing a clown suit.

Singularitarians are the munchkins of the real world. We just ignore all the usual dungeons and head straight for the cycle of infinite wish spells.

I am tempted to say that a doctorate in AI would be negatively useful, but I am not one to hold someone’s reckless youth against them – just because you acquired a doctorate in AI doesn’t mean you should be permanently disqualified.

I don't want to rule the universe. I just think it could be more sensibly organised.