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> that ticket has an expiration date tied to the 19th century. Eventually those free spaces will run out. They're already starting to in the western world I'm
by blackshaw 4y ago
> that ticket has an expiration date tied to the 19th century. Eventually those free spaces will run out. They're already starting to in the western world
I'm sorry but I genuinely don't understand what you're saying here. What will expire? Which "free spaces" are running out where?
- lordnacho 4y agoThink he means low hanging fruit?
- monkeydreams 4y ago> Which "free spaces" are running out where? Not OP but the college entrance scandal is a great example. With the super wealthy taking up all the philanthropic entrance positions the "just" wealthy set had to resort to cheating and rorts to ease little Johnny Blueblood's way into society. There is only so much room at the top.
- coldtea 4y agoHuge impact technologies like the steam engine, the factory line, electricity, and so on, that are not just incremental steps, things nobody asked for with minimal utility ("smart fridge") or glorified stupidification engines (the social web).
- adrianN 3y agoSteam engines existed in ancient greece. It took a couple of incremental steps until they were good enough to kickstart the industrial revolution.