Flying Squid@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agoWe don't earn it.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up11.17Karrow-down143
arrow-up11.13Karrow-down1imageWe don't earn it.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to People Twitter@sh.itjust.works · 9 months agomessage-square134fedilink
minus-squareilobmirtlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down3·9 months agoThat implies that we should all expect and deserve a status quo that is uncaring and hostile
minus-squareSpaceCowboy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·9 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-squarefidodo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·9 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.