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Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared of Capitalism, Not Robots
- eggy 11y agoYeah, and the invention of the washing machine put so many people out of work, and only the rich have them...right. He's a physicist, not an economist or philosopher, with the exception that his fame gives him a platform to express his opinions, but his fame buys him credit to speak across disciplines and for people to lend false credibility to his opinions.
- tobltobs 11y agoInstead of such a cheap ad hominem rant, why not say one or two words about why do you think he is wrong?
- officer_gotcha 11y agoIs this a surprise to anyone? Capitalism is productive for the society in a strong democratic environment. When capitalist economy unites with authoritarian regimes, you get Godwined pretty fast and IRL.