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I think quite often these days "wonder what Marx would think about all this" ... not trying to be cute here, but probably worth re-reading The Communist Manifes
by neom 3y ago
I think quite often these days "wonder what Marx would think about all this" ... not trying to be cute here, but probably worth re-reading The Communist Manifesto. We're in for an interesting ride over the next 20-30 years, it's gonna get pretty wild methinks. In my humble opinion.. times a changing. (and I'll add, we have terrible philosophers these days, if we even have any at all, and I'd argue if we ever needed them, it's now)
- ipnon 3y agoIf we invite a few more economists to this cocktail party there is a reasonable case to be made that the cost of manual labor will drop precipitously. Dangerous jobs like construction and mining could be done by androids instead of humans. The point of contention I think at this cocktail party would then be whether the price of androids becomes low enough that those replaced by the androids are able to buy some androids of their own to start their own construction or mining businesses, or if instead all androids are owned by some megacorporation that rents androids out and thus keeps the displaced workers in poverty. What I would like to emphasize is that this is a problem of political economy rather than a problem of technology. I think most would agree that which future we end up with depends on if androids end up costing $100,000 per unit or $100 per unit. If the latter case ever arrives we will pass through the former case anyway.
- stevenAthompson 3y agoIntellectual property is a license that grants someone the exclusive use of their idea in exchange for advancing the arts and sciences. Society may need to consider charging for that license and divvying up the proceeds. Not enough to discourage innovation, but enough to prevent society from devolving into the Eloi and the Morlocks.