Flying Squid to People [email protected] • 9 months agoWe don't earn it.lemmy.worldmessage-square126fedilinkarrow-up11.16K
arrow-up11.16KimageWe don't earn it.lemmy.worldFlying Squid to People [email protected] • 9 months agomessage-square126fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink11•9 months agoThat implies that we should all expect and deserve a status quo that is uncaring and hostile
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•9 months agoIt’s not we shouldn’t strive for a society that’s caring. It’s just that it isn’t a given. We have to work to have that kind of society. Entropy is a bitch. Nothing lasts forever without doing work to maintain it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•9 months agoThat used to be the reality of life. It’s only very recently that we’ve produced machines that far outpace what humans can do. The reason we aren’t seeing the benefits is that a select few own those machines and have consolidated their wealth.
That implies that we should all expect and deserve a status quo that is uncaring and hostile
It’s not we shouldn’t strive for a society that’s caring. It’s just that it isn’t a given. We have to work to have that kind of society.
Entropy is a bitch. Nothing lasts forever without doing work to maintain it.
That used to be the reality of life. It’s only very recently that we’ve produced machines that far outpace what humans can do. The reason we aren’t seeing the benefits is that a select few own those machines and have consolidated their wealth.