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Misinformation, maybe. But if people really get addicted, it'll hurt the economy, and then the invisible hand will step in. That's why opiates are illegal

api 3y ago
I don't see that. We've given up on the idea that human beings have any value beyond their impact on GDP, so if the lower classes aren't seen as necessary they will be allowed to die on the street. Addicting them to cybernetic control systems might be seen as a better alternative because it'll allow them to be "monetized" in some way-- make them go get gig jobs, then gamble away their earnings online. You can see this future already in some cities like San Francisco and across the poorer parts of rural America. https://kagi.com/proxy/2023-Drug-od-death-rates-1.jpeg?c=pqADdrFg1ebfqClQ1b7yN9bo2pSeObad_Su4f2n6yh9vlTaPrrDKY91wI8xYXdn1ViQPiqkZnYsQlfxQ9hJFh-zZBZsajR-iK2n_XRgbkglQP-DV7B07uuUBcM9f6Ix9 https://kagi.com/proxy/2023-Drug-od-death-rates-1.jpeg?c=pqA... The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed.
llm_trw 3y ago
The opioid epidemic is very much legal and very much _not_ being stopped.
suoduandao3 3y ago
AI girlfriends solve the 'angry single men' (AKA drone AKA incel) issue even better than pornography - and I've seen a lot of public health types touting the benefits of pornography.
- staunton 3y ago
  Any source you recommend? Never heard anyone touting it...
  - suoduandao3 3y ago
    You'll want to look for critiques of critiques of pornography, e.g. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1097184X211018256 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1097184X211018... https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13634607231157070 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/136346072311570...
- wiml 3y ago
  Do they solve it or do they exacerbate it? Would those men be less angry or better adjusted if they had more authentic contact with human society?
  - suoduandao3 3y ago
    The hypothesis is that more authentic contact with human society is off the table. 'Government mandated girlfriends' is a joke for a reason.
Miraste 3y ago
Laws banning products is the exact opposite of the invisible hand.

api 3y ago

I don't see that. We've given up on the idea that human beings have any value beyond their impact on GDP, so if the lower classes aren't seen as necessary they will be allowed to die on the street. Addicting them to cybernetic control systems might be seen as a better alternative because it'll allow them to be "monetized" in some way-- make them go get gig jobs, then gamble away their earnings online. You can see this future already in some cities like San Francisco and across the poorer parts of rural America. https://kagi.com/proxy/2023-Drug-od-death-rates-1.jpeg?c=pqADdrFg1ebfqClQ1b7yN9bo2pSeObad_Su4f2n6yh9vlTaPrrDKY91wI8xYXdn1ViQPiqkZnYsQlfxQ9hJFh-zZBZsajR-iK2n_XRgbkglQP-DV7B07uuUBcM9f6Ix9 https://kagi.com/proxy/2023-Drug-od-death-rates-1.jpeg?c=pqA... The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed.

llm_trw 3y ago

The opioid epidemic is very much legal and very much _not_ being stopped.

suoduandao3 3y ago

AI girlfriends solve the 'angry single men' (AKA drone AKA incel) issue even better than pornography - and I've seen a lot of public health types touting the benefits of pornography.

staunton 3y ago
Any source you recommend? Never heard anyone touting it...
- suoduandao3 3y ago
  You'll want to look for critiques of critiques of pornography, e.g. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1097184X211018256 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1097184X211018... https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/13634607231157070 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/136346072311570...
wiml 3y ago
Do they solve it or do they exacerbate it? Would those men be less angry or better adjusted if they had more authentic contact with human society?
- suoduandao3 3y ago
  The hypothesis is that more authentic contact with human society is off the table. 'Government mandated girlfriends' is a joke for a reason.

Miraste 3y ago

Laws banning products is the exact opposite of the invisible hand.