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You can't eat any kind of service. There's not really a theoretical limit to the value that can be created with software. You could even create software that p
by chrisco255 4y ago
You can't eat any kind of service. There's not really a theoretical limit to the value that can be created with software. You could even create software that powers robotics & machinery which generates food (https://www.deere.co.uk/en/agriculture/future-of-farming/ https://www.deere.co.uk/en/agriculture/future-of-farming/) or housing (https://www.iconbuild.com/ https://www.iconbuild.com/).
- dccoolgai 4y agoThat's exactly my point, though: software doesn't really "power" any if those things. They are powered by solar/gas/etc. And the robotics that do the actual agriculture tasks are created in a factory. The value software brings has a hard upper bound related to those things.
- chrisco255 4y agoThey are created in a factory that itself is powered by automation and robotics, that enables teams of hundreds to do the work that would formerly take tens of thousands. As far as energy goes, software also helps to optimize oil exploration, and software is clearly involved in optimizing solar efficiency and production of solar cells. It's also involved in nuclear facilities, power distribution networks, charging stations, grid management systems, etc. The limits of software haven't even begun to be tapped yet.
- fuzzfactor 4y ago>You can't eat any kind of service. But it's possible to be in the vast network of services that people can not eat very well without.