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Another option : the haves will offer a tiny share of the economy(which with optimized technology might suffice for a basic standard of living) and zero influen
by hershel 13y ago
Another option : the haves will offer a tiny share of the economy(which with optimized technology might suffice for a basic standard of living) and zero influence to the have nots and drown them with escapism ,all controlled from above by a strong totalitarian state.
Sound familiar ? if it works so far, why won't it work further on ?
- virmundi 13y agoI don't think escapism actually escapes anything. The US welfare state is escapism from a certain view point. However, the people in it are pretty much locked in place by the system. They are also locked out of "good places". I conjecture this is what causes the crime rate among that same population. They see little opportunity to improve their lot by any means other than violence.
- hershel 13y agoThere's some research[1] showing that video game escapism reduce crime. Other research show that porn reduces sexual crimes. Add to that the free use of marijuana (which generally decreases motivation ) , the better capabilities of police enforcing crimes, the possible growing acceptance of unemployment in an automated society, you'll see even further reductions. [1]http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111191-Less-Crime-in-U-S-Thanks-to-Videogames http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/111191-Less-Crime-...