Tranquilization - RULEZ! - The interview, an excerpt from which I allow myself to quote here, was published a year ago in the weekly Computer-Info.

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 TECHNOCIVILIZATION - RULEZ!          

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 Interview, an excerpt from which I
let me quote here, a year ago
was published in the weekly
"Computer-Info".  Even then, I was a little
stunned by the scope of fantasy and drastic
from lines of light nonsense. It's one thing to read
something like this from some science fiction writer
William Gibson, and something completely different to read
serious answers from our peer,
albeit a computer fan.  In general
I wanted to preserve such a colorful
text for memory, translating it, mmm... into
digital format, so to speak. Since on
normal language, all this can be translated
in just one word. Very short. ;-)    

 So, if interested, read the excerpt
interview with Sergei Vodoleev.  And not
play around with the PC for a long time, otherwise there’s already one
indulged. :-)                          

[beginning]                               

 Question: How much time do you spend
computer?                              

  S.V.: In general, all the time that I don’t eat and
I'm not sleeping, I'm at the computer,
In this I combine the concepts of "computer
games" and "working on the Internet".              

 Question: Do you play all day long?        

  S.V.: I can’t say that it’s intact
I just play for days, I make books,
you have to constantly watch new games,
work with people, deal with texts,
select the composition of new encyclopedias. Although
I don't really have much to do with
real life, I'm more willing to live in
cyberspace.   This is very serious
thing is the electronic universe.  She gives
completely different lifestyle
pleasure from life. I feel in
in some ways a pioneer of a new civilization.
A dozen or two years will pass, and most
people will be able to work, study,
have fun and do all the basics
social functions are entirely within the Web.
The potential opportunities of the cyber world are very
great.    This is a lot of artificial
spaces for every taste, huge banks
data instantly available on the first
requirement, the opportunity to communicate with anyone
person on the planet.     Disappear
spatial and partlytemporary
restrictions.  Over time there will be
completely virtual information
environment, and the real world will need everything
less and less.  Especially optimal
immersion in this environment will come after
implementation of direct interface
"man-machine" - when the brain is directly
connects to the computer and we can
directly in the optic nerves
form an image, in the auditory - sound
etc.   There will be no talk of permission
monitors, and the power of computers will allow
create extremely realistic objects
and environment.  We will communicate virtually
space, as it is now in the real one.      

 Question: Who will feed people in
such a world?                               

  S.V.: There will be factories for
food production - several
universal synthetic products;
optimal technology has been created
mass production. Actually it's cramped
is associated with the development of energy.  Coming soon
cold technologies will be created
thermonuclear fusion.  Two thirds of the land
covered by the ocean, and the water is nothing more than
thermonuclear fuel.  Where is there water and
energy, there is food and oxygen, and
everything you need. And they will deliver the food
people who get bigmoney for
that they are torn away from their loved one
virtual space, or
industrial robots.   Any physical
actions will be costly.             

                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
  face of the Hi-Tech world :-)
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        
                        

 Question: But you won’t die for long? 

  S.V.:Firstly, now civilization
came close to creating
technological immortality.  We already have
there is cloning that will allow
person to gradually replace those who came to
organ failure and significantly prolong
life. Secondly, Americans boast that
discovered a way to stop
aging process. Although this information is still
not completely confirmed. Next step -
creation of a complete human prosthesis
bodies and solving the problem of brain transplantation.
The individual brain lives much longer
bodies.  You should take care of him, because only he
durability will soon be measured
human life expectancy.
The last stage is the creation of an electronic
bearer of human individuality and
a complete solution to the problem of eternal life.
In general, all biological mechanisms can
can be successfully repeated
mechanically, in non-living structures.
Many people still don’t understand - we are entering
into a completely new technological era.
Individual immortality is already real for
our contemporaries.  Everything that is created
some "creator", sooner or later will be able
understand and create man. And before desire
people to live forever or longer in the new world
no one can stand. But we must understand - success
in genetic engineering, increase
energy availability, creation of a globalhigh-speed network, the likeness of which
today is the Internet, nanotechnology
in general, all achievements of progress put
big problems associated with the possibility
the emergence of new conflicts. Most
you can fully use it
technological advances in
conditions when the world will be unified and
completely manageable.   You can calmly
build spaceships for expansion
to other worlds. There are myriads of stars in the sky, and we
we live on this planet and nothing but it,
we don't see.  I don’t know who but me
worries. I need a way to the stars.      

 Question: People in your man-made
civilizations are physically weak creatures, and
what about a person’s desire to be strong,
physically healthy?                       

  S.V.: To be strong, it’s enough
feel like a 90-meter robot with an atomic
weapons.  There's no need to make it strong
your body. You see, a person feels
very strong when it turns out to
for example, at the helm of a walking
excavator or launches ballistic
rocket.  And with the help of synthetic worlds
It's easy to feel like anyone.            

 Question: What do you think will happen to
nature?                                 

  S.V.: If we have cheap energy,
There will also be an unlimited supply of food. Why
then do we need this nature? All the oceans are just
fuel for reactors, and there will be enough of it
for a long time.                                  

 Question: Will the planet survive such
tests?                                

  S.V.: It doesn’t matter.  If they want
preserve the biosphere for pleasure -
will save and restore, will not want - to whom
is she needed?  We won't need it anymore
grow potatoes in the fields - we will have
underground plantation where the eternal shines
artificial sun from burning water.
Now we are faced with a super task -
get rid of addiction to biological
environment that was originally created as
optimal and the only one for living
humanity.     Technological path
shows that this is not the case.               
  There's no need for everyone to believe it, but
It is advisable to know about its existence.     

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 But the last phrase is quite common sense.