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minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up28arrow-down6·11 months agoI think the whole lack of sustainable fusion thing may be a slightly larger factor than capitalism.
minus-squarepomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·11 months agoI recommend the book Trekonomics if you want to challenge this notion. Basically, technologies like sustainable fusion, replicators, etc, are the result of a post-scarcity leave-no-one-behind philosophy, rather than its prerequisites.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·11 months agoI’ll check it out, thanks 🖖
minus-squareSzymon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 months agoSo close it sounds like it’ll be happening in our lifetime.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoI think it’s sounded like that for the past 40 years, but I am hopeful.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoSure, like human-level AGI and flying cars.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down6·11 months agoman i sure wonder why we don’t have that, huh?
minus-squarepomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoMore like political capital
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·edit-211 months agoisn’t it interesting how we require capital to do anything? wonder why that is
minus-squareClent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoBecause we are stuck in a capitalistic world? Even if something starts without capitalistic intentions, capitalism will consume it. The internet is an example. Hell, water is an example.
I think the whole lack of sustainable fusion thing may be a slightly larger factor than capitalism.
I recommend the book Trekonomics if you want to challenge this notion. Basically, technologies like sustainable fusion, replicators, etc, are the result of a post-scarcity leave-no-one-behind philosophy, rather than its prerequisites.
I’ll check it out, thanks 🖖
So close it sounds like it’ll be happening in our lifetime.
I think it’s sounded like that for the past 40 years, but I am hopeful.
Sure, like human-level AGI and flying cars.
man i sure wonder why we don’t have that, huh?
Not enough capital
More like political capital
isn’t it interesting how we require capital to do anything? wonder why that is
Because we are stuck in a capitalistic world? Even if something starts without capitalistic intentions, capitalism will consume it.
The internet is an example.
Hell, water is an example.