> This discussion has gone from bad to ridiculous. Indeed - at this point I can't even tell what your argument is. We are not Luddites, no matter what you erro

> This discussion has gone from bad to ridiculous. Indeed - at this point I can't even tell what your argument is. We are not Luddites, no matter what you erroneously believe the definition to be. You do realise that you are not the first person to have imagined the post-scarcity society, right? Well, yes, of course it would be nice to live in a socialist utopia of plenty. The trajectory we are on does not appear to lead to such a utopia, however - hence the conversation. And I believe we will see the beginning of this within our lifetime, absolutely, in fact we are seeing it right now. In 20 years' time it may well be much too late. Wouldn't it be good to manage the transition gracefully, rather than risk 200 years of near-feudalism, fighting to regain something akin to democracy in the face of an immensely empowered capital-class aristocracy?