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Take it a step further. No need to live on top of one another (unless you like that), no need to live in an unpleasant climate, no need to tolerate local politi

Take it a step further. No need to live on top of one another (unless you like that), no need to live in an unpleasant climate, no need to tolerate local politics you don’t like, etc. An explosion in human freedom.

machiaweliczny 5y ago
Just make it so it's easy to employ people cross borders and you are trillionere.
- FredPret 5y ago
  …and on the hit lists of high-tax nations…
akudha 5y ago
Yup, if only we can work from anywhere... I am flat out refusing non-remote jobs (I was remote even before covid) even though I am just an average engineer. One recruiter argued with me - she was like "remote workers should be paid less", lol. In my opinion, remote workers should be paid more, as companies aren't spending on their office space, electricity etc. If our species survives for another 100 or more years, future generations will look at our cubicles and laugh. There is absolutely no reason for digital workers to go to office (with very few exceptions). The one (only?) good thing that came out of COVID is people are realizing a lot of bullshit they have been fed all these years about work and are pushing back, though slowly - one of them being remote working.
smugglerFlynn 5y ago
Take it a step further. No need to be present in a physical world at all, as you can replace all human-to-human interactions and other legacy experiences with their digital equivalents. Even food can be delivered to the body via a series of tubes.
- FredPret 5y ago
  I’m saying move to Thailand or something, not hook yourself up to nutrient tubes and a brain internet interface.
- dageshi 5y ago
  I know, it's unironically amazing!
- yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  I'm pretty sure you're trying to paint this as unreasonable by extending it, but ... yes? If I could plug my brain into the Matrix (without evil AI), I'd totally spend most of my time there.
  - decafninja 5y ago
    I expect this to become a reality. I know a few people who derive all their pleasure and entertainment from the virtual world. One such person (my wife's cousin) explicitly told me that all he wants in life is to work as little as possible to earn just enough to sustain himself while he spends the rest of his waking hours playing games. His parents are frustrated and mad as hell, but are also very wealthy. Last I checked they were basically trying to set him up with a mostly automated business to sustain his lifestyle in perpetuity.

machiaweliczny 5y ago

Just make it so it's easy to employ people cross borders and you are trillionere.

FredPret 5y ago
…and on the hit lists of high-tax nations…

akudha 5y ago

Yup, if only we can work from anywhere... I am flat out refusing non-remote jobs (I was remote even before covid) even though I am just an average engineer. One recruiter argued with me - she was like "remote workers should be paid less", lol. In my opinion, remote workers should be paid more, as companies aren't spending on their office space, electricity etc. If our species survives for another 100 or more years, future generations will look at our cubicles and laugh. There is absolutely no reason for digital workers to go to office (with very few exceptions). The one (only?) good thing that came out of COVID is people are realizing a lot of bullshit they have been fed all these years about work and are pushing back, though slowly - one of them being remote working.

smugglerFlynn 5y ago

Take it a step further. No need to be present in a physical world at all, as you can replace all human-to-human interactions and other legacy experiences with their digital equivalents. Even food can be delivered to the body via a series of tubes.

FredPret 5y ago
I’m saying move to Thailand or something, not hook yourself up to nutrient tubes and a brain internet interface.
dageshi 5y ago
I know, it's unironically amazing!
yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
I'm pretty sure you're trying to paint this as unreasonable by extending it, but ... yes? If I could plug my brain into the Matrix (without evil AI), I'd totally spend most of my time there.
- decafninja 5y ago
  I expect this to become a reality. I know a few people who derive all their pleasure and entertainment from the virtual world. One such person (my wife's cousin) explicitly told me that all he wants in life is to work as little as possible to earn just enough to sustain himself while he spends the rest of his waking hours playing games. His parents are frustrated and mad as hell, but are also very wealthy. Last I checked they were basically trying to set him up with a mostly automated business to sustain his lifestyle in perpetuity.