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Do you actually envision a single Machine to do all of this? I upvoted the entry because I think it's in the neighborhood of correct, but I'd expect to actually
by philipkglass 10y ago
Do you actually envision a single Machine to do all of this? I upvoted the entry because I think it's in the neighborhood of correct, but I'd expect to actually have a suite of many different kinds of machines, much like today's industries, but eliminating dependencies on fossil fuels and human labor. I'd expect machine-built greenhouses containing farming machines rather than actually manufactured carrots, for example.
- TaylorAlexander 10y agoAbsolutely this is a thought experiment where "an economy" might be The Machine. I also thought of explaining this concept using a magic wand, but wanted something more grounded. But calling it a machine I think helps us avoid some of our political hang ups about organizing the productive machinery of society. Even if The Machine ends up being more like our normal economy. I still hope some day we can literally have a large machine that does a bunch of this. I do think it would be truly useful.