Our descendants will be different from us. In a competitive world, they’ll have to be; our design is hardly optimized for their world. But since they will evolve incrementally from us, they won’t be completely different. For example, many features of the ways we talk between minds, and within minds, may lock in as interface standards. Also, our descendants will prefer to reuse and modify... moreOur descendants will be different from us. In a competitive world, they’ll have to be; our design is hardly optimized for their world. But since they will evolve incrementally from us, they won’t be completely different. For example, many features of the ways we talk between minds, and within minds, may lock in as interface standards. Also, our descendants will prefer to reuse and modify complex workable modules rather than reinventing such things from scratch. view page