I'm not convinced that anyone should be counting on the Singularity. We work, play, love, fight and generally live the best we can -- and that's where meaning comes from. Anybody who thinks the Singularity is a big toy that'll solve all their problems and make them happy forever deserves their disappointment.

For the most part great change happens in the background while we get on with everything else. I think that amazing things are afoot, and I hope to see and participate in them, but even if the world stays pretty much the same throughout my life, I think I'll be happy. Old and eventually dead, but happy :)