I was talking with a financial advisor, who I should mention is a really good guy, and he was advocating that I roll some money his way so that he can maximize my growth potential or something. As Financial advisors are supposed to be, he's a persistant chap and had asked me several times about getting the process rolling. So I started asking him about the different investment options he reccomended. He was explaining to me the risks and rewards and such and that's when I let him have it.

Mek: So basically, I think I really only have to plan until 2012.
FA: Well, really you should plan for the rest of your life... why 2012?

Poor guy, walked right into it. This was followed by a 15 minute explanation of the novelty wave and technological growth. We covered the progression of technology until it reaches the limit of current methodology, at which point it levels out until the paradigm shift and begins accelerating again. I then explained how I conjecture that around or before 2012 was when we'll have an actual Artifical inteligence. Pretty much everything we know about the world is off the table when that happens. the AI makes the next generation AI, and so forth. It's not long after that (5 years tops) that economics as we know it no longer stand. Robots building robots. Robots to make me dinner.

Mek: so if nobody has to work and has everything they ever wanted, what's the point, really?
FA: Very interesting theory.
Mek: I suppose that there would be a few fields that are still applicable. Do you have any funds that focus on space travel technology? I think that when we can live forever and have everything we ever wanted, we'll need to be able to get the fuck out and find other places to live... maybe orbiting cities.

He's a real good guy though. Even after I gave him the once over twice, he still wants to work with me.
-Mek