Future Hi Book Project

As some of you may know I've been working on a book. I began it early last year, and along the way started this website. The website has been loads of fun because I get instant feedback on my ideas. Writing a book on the other hand can be lonely work. The combination of work and school has also taken up most of my time.

If possible I want to finish the book this year. This will mean sacrificing my time in other areas, specifically Future Hi, which is why I've been trying to get some more writers on board to pick up the slack. So if you're interested, please come forward. Also, if you know of any female writers, please let me know.

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The book I'm writing is wide-ranging. The theme of the book is just like Future Hi itself. It's totally, unapologetically optimistic and utopian. It states unequivocally that this utopian, joyous, infinitely expanding future can be ours if were willing to build it. It's no longer a matter of possibility; it’s a matter of willingness and commitment. As a reader recently said in the forums, (sorry I can't remember your name), the most radical act one can do today is stake out a positive future. This book does this in abundance.

I've divided it into two parts. Part 1 will start from the present and move forward to the dawn of radical I² (i.e. the singularity), Part 2 - I² and beyond (after the singularity).

Although I don't necessarily believe in the 2012 date, or the singularity as it is often conceived (it's a bit too monotheistic for me), it is clear that change is accelerating, and when greater-than-current-human levels of intelligence are exceeded, when I² starts bootstrapping itself, it's impossible from our current level of intelligence to speculate much what happens after that. That's not going to stop me from trying however! That's half the fun, and will occupy much of part 2.

Here is a very brief and cursory glance at some topics covered and already written for both parts:

~~~Part 1 (pre-singularity)