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I think he meant "ordinary" not "average". Average has a specific meaning and as many have pointed out, you can't make everyone above average. What we've got t
by noonespecial 15y ago
I think he meant "ordinary" not "average". Average has a specific meaning and as many have pointed out, you can't make everyone above average.
What we've got to figure out is how to keep the large mass of ordinaries from being made into Eloi by a combination of welfare states, machine productivity, and wealth disparity.
Or, failing that, find a way to prevent the Morlocks from eating the Eloi when it suits them.
- ScottBurson 15y agoyou can't make everyone above average Yes, you can, because there's an infinity of dimensions and each person only has to be above average on one of them. I'm really surprised how many people here aren't getting this.
- billybob 15y agoInfinity of dimensions, sure. But we're only talking about one of them: number of dollars of economic value you can create. Whether you're an above-average Scrabble player is irrelevant to a discussion about work and wages. Unless there's something of economic value that you can do better and more cheaply than a robot, there is no reason for anyone to pay you.
- kokey 15y agoI think a better way to describe it would be to say that in order to make sure you earn an average salary, you have to be above average at something, and more so than in the previous century.