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Comment by aaronbrethorst | Hacker News Reader

    Maybe we'll be happy, but we'll be shadows of the
    diverse and complex beings we once were

These "diverse and complex beings" you refer to. When did we fit the model you're thinking of, exactly?

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At all times up until present - constantly fluctuating, but generally trending upwards with the ascent of the evolution of life and of human beings. And perhaps it will continue for a long time yet. However, the majority of humans long to end it or at least to set it back.

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