When did you realize you were playing a completely different game than everyone else?

I was amazed to discover that there were no historical precedents for the planetary road maps. At no time in history has another human made maps of the Moon and Mars that include a system of roads. Why not? Even the early astronomers could have made rudimentary maps by drawing routes between the landforms that they viewed through their lenses. Certainly during the Apollo era, while men on rovers were roaming the surface of the Moon, I would have expected to see a proposed system of roads at the various lunar landing sites. Space mining is still a ways off, but that is another target market for planetary roads, yet no one else is playing in my sandbox.

AI is one of many technologies that creates a sheltering effect from external threats. So, if technology and culture are keeping Homo sapiens from experiencing natural selection, how will humans evolve in the future? Will physical traits remain consistent while consciousness continues to evolve? Are there steps that we can take collectively to accelerate the pace of the evolution of consciousness? Are there consequences to having so many humans trapped in a prolonged, dark, regressive consciousness that may lead to reverse evolution or stagnation over time?

Although imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I think the highest form of human intelligence is best represented by those who can do what has never been done before: inventors, astronauts, aviators, innovators, artists, musicians - anyone who is breaking the mold in significant and disruptive ways. It’s too easy to imitate what others have done; it’s a lot harder to find something that hasn’t been done before and then beat everyone else to the finish line.