| ▲ | swalsh 2 hours ago | |
Okay, work with me on this, because its a stretch. The new businesses created, might look very much like the old businesses that disappeared. But they're not focused on scale and profits. They're focused on an ideal of pushing the boundaries. Maybe a single craftsman making small one off hand made pieces. Maybe a pizzeria that puts out a small quantity of the best pizza. Little individual pursuits towards perfection. Enabled because economics is not important. If physical AI and super intelligence can do "everything" (work with me here) you're free to do small scale things you love. You're also free to raise children at home, work on mega projects, explore the world. The alternative is a small subset of an elite inherit the world's wealth, create a prison society of surveillance robots that keep the permanent underclass at bay with video games, tiktoks, and pills. | ||
| ▲ | bayarearefugee 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
> If physical AI and super intelligence can do "everything" (work with me here) you're free to do small scale things you love. You're also free to raise children at home, work on mega projects, explore the world. Sounds fantastic(al). > The alternative is a small subset of an elite inherit the world's wealth, create a prison society of surveillance robots that keep the permanent underclass at bay with video games, tiktoks, and pills. I have to be honest with you, I'm not sure how anyone could be paying any attention at all to our current socioeconomic reality* and believe that the first alternative is likely to be the way this all goes (unless the issue is eventually forced through a massive, generational, bloody revolt). (* I am admittedly being US-biased here, some other countries may fare much better) | ||
| ▲ | onoesworkacct an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
By "the alternative" are you describing our present reality? Because it sounds about right | ||
| ▲ | majormajor 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-] | |
Take all the countries in the world and split them by "the ruling class enables people to do whatever small things they want" vs "the ruling class puts its own interest above everyone else's and uses technology for their own advantage and to strengthen their control." Which count of countries comes out higher? | ||
| ▲ | noncoml 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Right. The uber rich are sure to share the wealth. Thanks for the laugh. Americans are fucked. European on the other hand may start bring out the guillotines again. | ||