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>Will "the rest of us" just give up on automating anything for ourselves and mindlessly become dependent on using the systems operated by "a handful of gods"?
by JonnieCache 11y ago
>Will "the rest of us" just give up on automating anything for ourselves and mindlessly become dependent on using the systems operated by "a handful of gods"?
How is this different from the current situation? Genuine question.
- rdancer 11y agoThe degree of concentration, and the presumed impending disappearance of social mobility in and out of the god class.
- MIKarlsen 11y agoCapital/resources are accumulated. It seems unlikely (for now) that someone will be able to muster the same amount of knowledge and data as some of this revolutions frontrunners (Google, Amazon, etc.).
- Canada 11y agoLet me rephrase the question: To what extent will the "rest of us" give up on automating anything for ourselves and mindlessly become dependent on using the systems operated by "a handful of gods"? In what ways can "the rest of us" be persuaded to accept such a state of affairs? If a considerable number of us can't be made to refrain from pirating simple entertainment such as games, music, books, and movies, then what are the odds we can be stopped from doing the same for access to technology necessary for our very survival?