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I'm in the tech industry, so I am sympathetic to your view, but you must realize this argument is silly. Energy requires technology? Yes. Technology also req
by bhauer 10y ago
I'm in the tech industry, so I am sympathetic to your view, but you must realize this argument is silly. Energy requires technology? Yes. Technology also requires energy to power... well, everything. Manufacturing requires technology? Yes. Technology also requires manufacturing to build our phones, tablets, computers, Teslas, etc.
You can see where I'm going here. The economy is a network. No single node is the focal point around which everything else orbits.
- sillypog 10y ago"People" might be the central node.
- pg_is_a_butt 10y agoso you're saying the iphone is made out of people? now it makes sense why they have nets around the manufacturing buildings... gotta recycle those suicides.
- smpetrey 10y agoYep. This right here. So what happens when AI becomes is in the focal length of simple adoption? AI isn't even affecting .0000000005% of the economy yet. But when it comes, it going to unleash of fury of change never before seen. To go full circle, there's a reason that the "tech industry" carries a big weight. It's because the Information Age is coming to a close, and who knows what's next.
- bhauer 10y agoGood point. "The economy is us. We don't need a mechanic. Put away the wrenches—the economy's organic." https://youtu.be/GTQnarzmTOc?t=5m4s https://youtu.be/GTQnarzmTOc?t=5m4s