And there will never be a Singularity. Those who chase such notions are not only indulging delusions worthy of a psychotic, but also actively destroying human intelligence.
You spent a long time typing all that, so I'm sorry only to quote a part of it.
To claim there will never be a singularity would work if this virus had a 100% kill rate. People will never stop researching and inventing. Processing power keeps going up. A singularity is guaranteed given enough time.
Personally, I have no fear of dying. I just don't want to suffer. I should have died by age 13 with my bad heart, but technology kept me alive. The valve I was given was supposed to last for 7 years, but it is 37 years and counting.
