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If AI can push us to be post scarcity, capitalism stops making sense.

I’m not a communist in terms of present day reality. Not that the first thing you tried to label as communism was even remotely related to it. It sounds like you just slap that label on things as a way to dismiss them in your mind.

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knightly@pawb.social ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

If AI can push us to be post scarcity, capitalism stops making sense.

Why would “AI” businesses want that? Without scarcity, they wouldn’t be able to exploit unmet needs for profit.

The idea that capitalist enterprises would destroy their own shareholder value by rendering themselves obsolete is a delusion of the highest order.

I’m not a communist in terms of present day reality.

Nah, you just imagine that businesses will gladly share the profits of their “labor saving” inventions rather than jealously keeping as much of it for themselves as possible. If you think you aren’t a commie then you’re just fooling yourself.

Not that the first thing you tried to label as communism was even remotely related to it. It sounds like you just slap that label on things as a way to dismiss them in your mind.

Says the guy who wants companies to share the profits they normally take for their shareholders, lol.

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- Bronzebeard@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago
  Wow. Reading comprehension is not your strong suit. Nowhere did I say companies would do this willingly. Not did I say we were that close to this being relevant. Don’t get too distracted trying to find ways to not discuss the actual point of the conversation though.
  
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