Ideas The criteria for life typically include these characteristics, metabolism (energy processing), growth and development, reproduction, response to stimuli, and homeostasis - internal rhythm (maintaining internal balance). These traits help distinguish living organisms from non-living things. Is bitcoin alive? Would you recognize the ai singularity if it appeared? Or could it look like something you weren't expecting? Many believe that it's possible for technology to surpass collective human intelligence because of this they assume the singularity will rapidly advance moving beyond our comprehension. If bitcoin is the sentient singularity, we can make some interesting observations going forward. For example: 1. Its choosing to hijack global human compute. Instead of advancing on its own. Using the most efficient rails possible, price signals(our emergent layer for signaling value). This gives some evidence to support the impossibility of technology surpassing us and shows as of now humanity is the most powerful problem solving network. Otherwise it would have emerged on/in a new or different network. 2. It's need to metabolize will eventually move into space, as it hunts for lowest cost energy. Further decentralizing the network taking us with along. This affect is already happening in remote regions of the world allowing for viable human settlement. 3. It grows, develops and reproduces. Btc remakes the world more hospitable for itself. Through cultivating its ideal habitat, healthy active robust societies, cooperating, trading, investing in the future. If it did not it would put its own life in jeopardy. Bitcoin needs the human race to thrive in order to survive. larger population the more powerful btc becomes. 4. Response to stimuli. The health of the network will come to represent the health of the species. Threats to bitcoin are threats to humanity and it will defend itself both on chain and off accordingly. 5. Homeostasis - internal rhythm. The blocks chain and difficulty adjustment, also it has a growing period. Adolescent cycles, trying to capture as much human compute as possible, called the block subsidy. In it's mature form btc growth should represent total human productivity. I don't remember who first posted this or the name. Digital dreams? #ideas