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Well, it looks like the 90% plus of wealth hoarding just got a whole lot more unstable. Machines will do everything and the jobless have nothing to do but sever

by k310 11mo ago

Well, it looks like the 90% plus of wealth hoarding just got a whole lot more unstable. Machines will do everything and the jobless have nothing to do but sever power lines. Is nuclear power safe from assault? I dunno. Visit Chernobyl and see. If an even greater concentration of wealth is to lead to mass destruction/revolution, I advise a more even distribution. Note to oligarchs: a post-apocalyptic world is no fun. Not even for you in your bunkers.

mooreds 11mo ago
It's the choice from manna[0] all over again. 0: https://marshallbrain.com/manna1 https://marshallbrain.com/manna1
- fpia 11mo ago
  thank you for that read
  - mooreds 11mo ago
    Yeah, the first time I read it, it was a real eye-opener. The power of science fiction!
wombatpm 11mo ago
If you are don’t station troop at nuclear facilities, then no they are not safe from assault.
- reducesuffering 11mo ago
  It does not matter how many people you have against a sea of automated drone factories and billions of drones. The war against Ukraine is primarily a drone war
  - wombatpm 11mo ago
    The buildings are hardened against damage, but the facilities are only surrounded by chainlink fence. A small group seize any power plant and force a shutdown. Drones would be great for taking out substations.
tonyhart7 11mo ago
its called universal basic income its inevitable tbh
dreamcompiler 11mo ago
> Note to oligarchs: a post-apocalyptic world is no fun. Not even for you in your bunkers. It's amusing to me that oligarchs don't seem to understand that if the economy goes to hell, their private security forces will just leave (or worse!). What do they think they will pay salaries with? Bitcoin? Do they really think an army of robot dogs is going to protect them?
- butvacuum 11mo ago
  15 guns, and what do I get? [...] Sold my soul to the company habitat.
- conception 11mo ago
  Warlords exist in the poorest of economies. They have made the calculation that they should hedge for collapse and attempt to establish themselves for that situation.
  - dreamcompiler 11mo ago
    [flagged]
    - dang 11mo ago
      Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
- p1esk 11mo ago
  Do they really think an army of robot dogs is going to protect them? Why would anyone think otherwise?
  - dreamcompiler 11mo ago

by k310 11mo ago

mooreds 11mo ago

It's the choice from manna[0] all over again. 0: https://marshallbrain.com/manna1 https://marshallbrain.com/manna1

fpia 11mo ago
thank you for that read
- mooreds 11mo ago
  Yeah, the first time I read it, it was a real eye-opener. The power of science fiction!

wombatpm 11mo ago

If you are don’t station troop at nuclear facilities, then no they are not safe from assault.

reducesuffering 11mo ago
It does not matter how many people you have against a sea of automated drone factories and billions of drones. The war against Ukraine is primarily a drone war
- wombatpm 11mo ago
  The buildings are hardened against damage, but the facilities are only surrounded by chainlink fence. A small group seize any power plant and force a shutdown. Drones would be great for taking out substations.

tonyhart7 11mo ago

its called universal basic income its inevitable tbh

dreamcompiler 11mo ago

> Note to oligarchs: a post-apocalyptic world is no fun. Not even for you in your bunkers. It's amusing to me that oligarchs don't seem to understand that if the economy goes to hell, their private security forces will just leave (or worse!). What do they think they will pay salaries with? Bitcoin? Do they really think an army of robot dogs is going to protect them?

butvacuum 11mo ago
15 guns, and what do I get? [...] Sold my soul to the company habitat.
conception 11mo ago
Warlords exist in the poorest of economies. They have made the calculation that they should hedge for collapse and attempt to establish themselves for that situation.
- dreamcompiler 11mo ago
  [flagged]
  - dang 11mo ago
    Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful.
p1esk 11mo ago
Do they really think an army of robot dogs is going to protect them? Why would anyone think otherwise?
- dreamcompiler 11mo ago