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Cars are large, depreciating assets that spend the vast majority of their product lifecycle doing nothing. Conversely, metropolitan areas have to dedicate up t
by bduerst 5y ago
Cars are large, depreciating assets that spend the vast majority of their product lifecycle doing nothing. Conversely, metropolitan areas have to dedicate up to half their available space to empty blacktop storing these unused assets that sit around doing nothing.
The sooner we solve on-demand transportation at scale without requiring a human driver the sooner we can move away from this colossal degree of waste.
- stjohnswarts 5y agoAll this tech we have is large, depreciating assets yet it still keeps happening. Humans are a large depreciating asset to the elite, lets hope they don't get tired of us anytime soon and replace us with AI and robotic servants...
- bduerst 5y agoAutomation breeds new job creation and QoL improvements. Coming closer to a post-scarcity society with little waste would be considered a boon, not dystopia. The capitalist idea that your worth is tied to how many hours you work is fading; the newer generations are already calling for work reform.
- astrange 5y agoThat's an Ayn Rand novel, not real life; if you somehow had all the money in the country and fired everyone (i.e. stopped trading with them) then by definition you're not rich because the ability to trade with people is what being rich is. Instead you've created two economies, one with just you and one with all of them, and the other one's better because it has more people.
- pishpash 5y agoBy this logic you should promote trailer parks.
- r00fus 5y agoTrailer parks are peanuts against really dense buildings like apartments/condos with dedicated park/fitness facilities. Stuff I saw in HK is amazing.