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I've generally been a very optimistic person, and even when surrounded by "doomers" I've avoided joining them. But I'm increasingly of the opinion that there is

I've generally been a very optimistic person, and even when surrounded by "doomers" I've avoided joining them. But I'm increasingly of the opinion that there is no smooth way to solve the problems we've created (and are currently creating). Housing is an example of this, medicine, feels like AI's impact on the economy will go this way. If there were a point where things got bad enough that we finally had the will to push for real change through normal political processes, we would have reached it years ago. Without being too dramatic, I don't see this ending well.

worik 4y ago
Me too. I would add the legal (some mislabel it "justice") system to the mix. With senior lawyers charging multiple thousands an hour, with such terrifyingly high stakes (especially in the criminal legal system) there is zero incentive for swift, and just, outcomes. All the incentives are to prolong the process.
- worik 4y ago
  And another thing. I studied Finance in a Univerity, and one of my professors taught me a joke. An in-joke: The customer's yacht. It is a joke because the customer cannot afford a yacht once we are through with him.
- donw 4y ago
  The process is the punishment. And then there's more punishment afterwards.
thejackgoode 4y ago
I started saying jokingly some time ago “this’ll get fixed after nukes”, I am not completely sure anymore this is a joke.
mrtesthah 4y ago
A majority of US citizens agree on the broad strokes of what's needed for political and economic progress; they are merely stymied at every opportunity, and systematically divided through propaganda, by those with extreme amounts of wealth and power. At a certain point in the very near future, it will become necessary to stop heeding the legal and ethical barriers which protect that power.
- ngngngng 4y ago
  > At a certain point in the very near future, it will become necessary to stop heeding the legal and ethical barriers which protect that power. I really wish I didn't agree with you. The people that said to keep your guns were right.
gremlinsinc 4y ago
I feel people could circumvent political control if they banded together... Like imagine if thousands pooled money to build tiny home communities and then rent that out to people for like $140/month/family member. If you have a large family we just stack two tiny homes side-by-side. Or imagine if a bunch of co-ops formed that built SaaS products/etc and used 100% of the money to expand the business, and build mutual aid networks and eventually buy up hospital assets like urgent cares etc... Then charged much more for insured because they can afford to pay, and gave it free to uninsured under certain income limits. Basically a big union of worker co-ops pooling resources to build bigger and better systems that are all aligned. There may even be competitors between the co-ops but they're not competitive to the point of disrupting ecosystems and destroying the planet like unchecked corps like Dupont or something.

worik 4y ago

Me too. I would add the legal (some mislabel it "justice") system to the mix. With senior lawyers charging multiple thousands an hour, with such terrifyingly high stakes (especially in the criminal legal system) there is zero incentive for swift, and just, outcomes. All the incentives are to prolong the process.

worik 4y ago
And another thing. I studied Finance in a Univerity, and one of my professors taught me a joke. An in-joke: The customer's yacht. It is a joke because the customer cannot afford a yacht once we are through with him.
donw 4y ago
The process is the punishment. And then there's more punishment afterwards.

thejackgoode 4y ago

I started saying jokingly some time ago “this’ll get fixed after nukes”, I am not completely sure anymore this is a joke.

mrtesthah 4y ago

A majority of US citizens agree on the broad strokes of what's needed for political and economic progress; they are merely stymied at every opportunity, and systematically divided through propaganda, by those with extreme amounts of wealth and power. At a certain point in the very near future, it will become necessary to stop heeding the legal and ethical barriers which protect that power.

ngngngng 4y ago
> At a certain point in the very near future, it will become necessary to stop heeding the legal and ethical barriers which protect that power. I really wish I didn't agree with you. The people that said to keep your guns were right.

gremlinsinc 4y ago

I feel people could circumvent political control if they banded together... Like imagine if thousands pooled money to build tiny home communities and then rent that out to people for like $140/month/family member. If you have a large family we just stack two tiny homes side-by-side. Or imagine if a bunch of co-ops formed that built SaaS products/etc and used 100% of the money to expand the business, and build mutual aid networks and eventually buy up hospital assets like urgent cares etc... Then charged much more for insured because they can afford to pay, and gave it free to uninsured under certain income limits. Basically a big union of worker co-ops pooling resources to build bigger and better systems that are all aligned. There may even be competitors between the co-ops but they're not competitive to the point of disrupting ecosystems and destroying the planet like unchecked corps like Dupont or something.