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Many of the Beautiful Machines science fiction from the 60's promised now exist, but not for you or me. We never stopped to think who these things would actuall
by ageofwant 10y ago
Many of the Beautiful Machines science fiction from the 60's promised now exist, but not for you or me. We never stopped to think who these things would actually belong to and who would benefit.
The 'liberation' of business that replaced the controls put in place before has brought us to a place where corporate feudalist rules supreme. Those that defend capitalism and democracy frequently confuse the one with the other. Hating on 'communism' while being oblivious to the fact that the capitalism they so feverently defend has died 20 years ago.
Mark Blyth has a lot to say on the topic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSYb6RbuOG0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSYb6RbuOG0
- cartoonfoxes 10y agoGood stuff - Mark Blyth's lectures are consistently excellent.