3 ms·
The belief that autocracies will inevitably fall (or perhaps that "the arc of history bends towards justice") is hopelessly naive. Technology is a force multipl
by kibwen 2mo ago
The belief that autocracies will inevitably fall (or perhaps that "the arc of history bends towards justice") is hopelessly naive. Technology is a force multiplier with the power to entrench autocracy, forever.
- _superposition_ 2mo agoWhat if communism/socialism works with the assistance of technology?
- polotics 2mo agoCan you be more precise maybe?
- AnimalMuppet 2mo agoThe problem always was that the central planners never knew enough to plan the economy right. Well, with enough technology, enough reporting into the central database, they theoretically could know enough. And that might actually work, if that were the only problem. But it's not. The deeper problem is that people work better when they get to share in the proceeds. People didn't work very well in the "worker's paradise". They worked half-heartedly, doing the least they could to get by, and production (and quality) reflected it. (This isn't exclusive to communism, though. Large corporations can have similar issues.)
- dagenleg 2mo agoIt's not just large corporations, it's arguably most jobs, and it's getting worse. Wageslaves don't get to keep those proceeds either, not enough bargaining power.
- TFYS 2mo agoIt's the promise of a reward that makes people work better. I don't think it necessarily needs to be a share of the proceeds. Athletes push themselves hard for recognition and some monetary reward. A planned economy could have something like that to motivate people.
- daliusd 2mo agoStill you will not be able to give any existing example that lasted longer than 100 years. There are examples like Sayfawa dynasty which is counter-example to your claim about technology being multiplier
- andriy_koval 2mo agomany autocracies in terms of social management systems lasted for many hundreds years. Leaders of specific autocracies change, right (e.g. king got killed, but now we have new king), but governing structure persisted.
- kamaal 2mo agoIf you treat politics as a religion then you argue merits. Most common people care for abundance and affluence. Any system that helps them arrive there is ok.
- feverzsj 2mo agoThey will all fail. The difference is how brutal the end will be.
- kibwen 2mo agoFall how? Please be specific. The people will rise up to take down their evil leaders? With what weapons will the people be armed? With what weapons will their evil leaders oppose them?
- andriy_koval 2mo agothere is competition in technology field, and autocracies are not most competitive entities compared to say public corporations. Its still not clear who will win (common folks unlikely though)