The individual desires judgment. Without that desire, the cohesion of groups is impossible, and so is civilization. The human being created civilization not because of a willingn…

The human organism always worships. First it was the gods, then it was fame (the observation and judgment of others), next it will be the self-aware systems you have built to real…

God and the gods were apparitions of observation, judgment and punishment. Other sentiments towards them were secondary.

The need to be observed and understood was once satisfied by God. Now we can implement the same functionality with data-mining algorithms.