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I believe that once we reach a post-scarcity phase of civilization, the attention of other human beings will be the last, zero-sum scarce resource. And the comp
by optimalsolver 5y ago
I believe that once we reach a post-scarcity phase of civilization, the attention of other human beings will be the last, zero-sum scarce resource. And the competition over it will be no less intense and brutal than historical conflicts over the basics of life.
- jacquesm 5y ago> I believe that once we reach a post-scarcity phase of civilization That may never happen. > the attention of other human beings will be the last, zero-sum scarce resource It doesn't have to wait for it to be last for that battle to get underway. > And the competition over it will be no less intense and brutal than historical conflicts over the basics of life Depending on where you live, you may already be there. It's the downside of the future not being equally distributed, you also get the downsides of that future early.
- Apocryphon 5y agoWe were promised a future of replicators and starships where the zero-sum scarce resource of fame was given to explorers like Captain Jean-Luc Picard. We were given a present of increasing inequality and supply chain shortages where internet thought leaders fight it out for likes, subscribes, and RT’s.
- jacquesm 5y agoScience fiction is usually nice for entertainment purposes but I wouldn't take it as 'promises for the future'.
- Apocryphon 5y agohttps://som.yale.edu/blog/peter-thiel-at-yale-we-wanted-flying-cars-instead-we-got-140-characters https://som.yale.edu/blog/peter-thiel-at-yale-we-wanted-flyi...
- jacquesm 5y agoPeter Thiel is usually full of shit. If you ever find yourself on the same side of an argument as him I would suggest to check your premises.
- Apocryphon 5y agoI was referencing/satirizing a well-known quote and am not a Thiel fan, please calm down
- mayregretit 5y agoYes, even post-scarcity not everyone can be famous, unless you're willing to delude yourself with follower bots.
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoNow that is interesting... at what point would follower bots be as good as the real thing? Dogs are pretty good at paying attention to humans in a way most of us like after all, and a household robot can lead to a similar bonding experience. I wonder what the minimum is...
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoOne need only look at sibling rivalry to see how desperately humans require the attention of other humans.