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What do you mean by “decent”? In the US at least, we’re going to get a point in the next few generations where it’s going to get harder and harder for many to

What do you mean by “decent”? In the US at least, we’re going to get a point in the next few generations where it’s going to get harder and harder for many to find meaning in life. Increased automation, increased climate change, decreased financial security for people who expected to be secure. It’s going to be rough.

fatherzine 4y ago
This is a great insight. Once "work is no longer required for survival", people are going to soon discover that "work is not longer sufficient for survival" either. "Decent" as in: we believe that character, including work ethic, can make or break a life.
TaylorAlexander 4y ago
Collective ownership of automation means everyone sees the benefits from automation. Decent means a life better than that for 90% of Americans today (but available to anyone worldwide). But “better” is subjective and I’m talking about good healthy food, a clean safe home, good clothes, transportation, and a wealth of free time to spend with others. And people can still work for more if they want. I just don’t think that makes sense as a focus for everyone, because it devolves in to what we have today, which is a mess for most people. But ultimately what is decent is up to everyone. I just think open community innovation is a better way to manage progress than what we have today, and would benefit everyone more than what we have now. We aren’t exactly meeting everyone’s needs to the maximum we could today. EDIT: I just think open community innovation is more likely to produce what more people want and need. I think it will actually produce more innovation than the current system. Remember that the sole function of a patent is to prevent innovation on top of existing ideas by third parties.
- ipaddr 4y ago
  If open source has taught us anything open community innovation will create a lot of what we want to work on but much less of what we need.

fatherzine 4y ago

This is a great insight. Once "work is no longer required for survival", people are going to soon discover that "work is not longer sufficient for survival" either. "Decent" as in: we believe that character, including work ethic, can make or break a life.

TaylorAlexander 4y ago

Collective ownership of automation means everyone sees the benefits from automation. Decent means a life better than that for 90% of Americans today (but available to anyone worldwide). But “better” is subjective and I’m talking about good healthy food, a clean safe home, good clothes, transportation, and a wealth of free time to spend with others. And people can still work for more if they want. I just don’t think that makes sense as a focus for everyone, because it devolves in to what we have today, which is a mess for most people. But ultimately what is decent is up to everyone. I just think open community innovation is a better way to manage progress than what we have today, and would benefit everyone more than what we have now. We aren’t exactly meeting everyone’s needs to the maximum we could today. EDIT: I just think open community innovation is more likely to produce what more people want and need. I think it will actually produce more innovation than the current system. Remember that the sole function of a patent is to prevent innovation on top of existing ideas by third parties.

ipaddr 4y ago
If open source has taught us anything open community innovation will create a lot of what we want to work on but much less of what we need.