greenbroad-gc t1_jedwolg wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:10 AM

As if invention of cars gave people more free time to pursue their interests. This is such a bold face lie. What it’ll do is render billions unemployed and the rest living in parallel societies (including people like him who will be Richie rich).

JustinianIV t1_jedysxv wrote on March 31, 2023 at 9:40 AM

Unless we seize the means of production my friend

One way or another the people will have a seat at the table

greenbroad-gc t1_jee0e5l wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:02 AM

It takes massive effort to do that. Unfortunately our differences are so big, that these people would use that as a leverage to drive Wedge between us.

JustinianIV t1_jee0z9z wrote on March 31, 2023 at 10:10 AM

I assure you things would change if tens of millions of us were unemployed. Our empty stomachs would be enough to unite us.

dangitbobby83 t1_jeepqlb wrote on March 31, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Nope.

“Strong men” will do what they always do. Point to a minority group and once that group is eliminated or reduced to powerless, they will move on to the next group - and starving desperate people will believe it.

Humanity is stupid beyond saving. We will not survive the great filter.

shmoculus t1_jeejt2k wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:17 PM

We could also put our resources together and build our own ai, but seems while we can talk to eachother like this easily, we still cannot coordinate in any meaningful way

dangitbobby83 t1_jeepgxb wrote on March 31, 2023 at 1:59 PM

Not gonna happen.

I have absolutely no faith in my fellow humans, especially my fellow Americans, to actually seize the means of production. We couldn’t even get people to consistently wear masks with a virus floating around and I’m not even talking about anti-maskers.

Now toss in the fact you have 40 percent of the populace who believes they are just temporarily displaced billionaires and votes with only the needs of the wealthy, and you have a situation that by the time any sort of action by the general public takes place, it’ll be too late.

I’d say flee, but I honestly don’t think it matters. Climate change will finish off whatever society we can hold on to, if by some miracle we do manage to survive.