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Unfortunately the lessons learned here are from such a distant past that many people think they no longer apply. We'll be doomed to repeat these mistakes by pe
by daenz 7y ago
Unfortunately the lessons learned here are from such a distant past that many people think they no longer apply. We'll be doomed to repeat these mistakes by people who tell us it will be different this time around.
- WilliamEdward 7y agoI would be more worried about repeating mistakes from the other side of the political spectrum this time, since that's more likely and currently what seems to be happening.
- collyw 7y agoOrange man bad, yeah?
- LifeLiverTransp 7y agoGood, bad is up for debate. But orange men, permanent. I dont think he would abide, if voted out.
- int_19h 7y agoThese things go in pairs. Fascism and other forms of right-wing extremism were a response to the socialist revolutions of early 20th century. And it, in turn, reinvigorated left-wing movements in countries it affected. So if we're really repeating that stretch of history, look out for the modern equivalent of the Spanish Civil War somewhere.
- wmf 7y agoYeah, more recently we have innovated completely unpredictable and exhausting working schedules assigned by computers that can't be questioned. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/us/starbucks-to-revise-work-scheduling-policies.html https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/us/starbucks-to-revise-wo...
- toiletfuneral 7y agoah yes, the classic: "if people get healthcare, its stalinism"
- collyw 7y agoHaven't you heard about fully automated luxury communism? I am past trying to debate with people that fall for this, it seems a better idea to sell kiddies pipe dreams and make some cash off of them. (For some reason these people get a lot of attention in the UK media). https://luxurycommunism.com/about/ https://luxurycommunism.com/about/
- int_19h 7y agoWhat does any of this has to do with the Soviet system, aside from the name? It wasn't a post-scarcity society. And there's a long-running argument that any actual post-scarcity society would naturally evolve into communism, regardless of what they call it (see also: Star Trek).
- kyuudou 7y agoBut what about the disruptive innovation? It sounds so cool! /s