• 9point6@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    We kinda have two choices:

    Some flavour of socialism where people get what they need for free

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    Turbo-rio-de-janiro style inequality where we all live in slums

    Now the 2nd one is what the ultra rich want and they have a lot of power, so it’s kinda on the rest of us to make the first happen instead

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      11 hours ago

      “maybe the clothes are made of paper. The food is just nutrient paste…”

      Or something like that from the Expanse. Sure, your needs are met, but living life on basic assistance seems like a nightmare.

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        11 hours ago

        It’s an uphill battle, but it’s better to start early than late.

        Unlike before, the rich now have private armies, lobbying groups, and mass surveillance networks while we peasants own nothing. Plus, the pot is slowly boiled.

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          3 hours ago

          Data centers are made by companies and companies have board of directors who have heads. CEOs have heads.

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          If Louis so-and-so hadn’t had a head my ancestors would have blown him to bits, that’s also an option for datacenters, just look at Iran !