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People don't care about FOSS -> society is going to collapse. I would argue that if "western" society collapses, it's pretty much the end of humanity. I don't
by pdelbarba 10y ago
People don't care about FOSS -> society is going to collapse.
I would argue that if "western" society collapses, it's pretty much the end of humanity. I don't think the Roman Empire was responsible for half the world's GDP and at least half the world's nuclear arsenal... Also, the British are still around. They just gave up trying to control the whole world in an era before speed of light communication.
- Arizhel 10y agoI never said that people not caring about FOSS was going to lead to societal collapse, I said that it was a symptom of a much larger problem in society that will lead to collapse. As for the British, they're completely irrelevant these days, and becoming even less so with Brexit.
- pdelbarba 10y agoRealistically, the colonial era and Brexit were symptoms of two totally different issues. The greater British empire disintegrated in much the same way as those belonging to the Dutch, French, and Spanish. Brexit was the result of the EU being very dependent financially on England (and Germany etc) but it wasn't an issue of England disintegrating, it was the EU falling apart (and if you like a little conspiracy for breakfast, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics).
- ksk 10y ago>I would argue that if "western" society collapses, it's pretty much the end of humanity. I think humanity would be just fine without "western" society. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/1_AD_to_2003_AD_Historical_Trends_in_global_distribution_of_GDP_China_India_Western_Europe_USA_Middle_East.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9d/1_AD_to_...
- Arizhel 10y agoI'd really like to know where they came up with those numbers. For instance, the graph shows the USA near zero until a few centuries ago, but still non-zero, particularly around 1000CE where it goes up a little before going back down until it begins its steady climb just after 1700. There was no "USA" in 1000CE. And seriously, how they they possible come close to quantifying relative GDPs in ancient times, or even as early as the 1700s or 1800s?
- ksk 10y agohttps://www.amazon.com/Contours-World-Economy-1-2030-Macro-Economic/dp/0199227209 https://www.amazon.com/Contours-World-Economy-1-2030-Macro-E...