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minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up27arrow-down6·2 years agoI think the whole lack of sustainable fusion thing may be a slightly larger factor than capitalism.
minus-squarepomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down3·2 years 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-up5·2 years agoI’ll check it out, thanks 🖖
minus-squareSzymon@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·2 years agoSo close it sounds like it’ll be happening in our lifetime.
minus-squareRampantParanoia2365@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 years agoI think it’s sounded like that for the past 40 years, but I am hopeful.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoSure, like human-level AGI and flying cars.
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.decakelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down6·2 years agoman i sure wonder why we don’t have that, huh?
minus-squarepomodoro_longbreak@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoMore like political capital
minus-squareSwedneck@discuss.tchncs.decakelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down5·edit-22 years agoisn’t it interesting how we require capital to do anything? wonder why that is
minus-squareClent@lemmy.worldBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·2 years 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.