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    Steve Balmer quotes (infosec.pub)
    submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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    [–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Basically we're looking at the choice between Star Trek and Mad Max.

    [–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago

    Pretty much, though Star Trek may look wildly different. There are many "good" outcomes, but none of them will be a continuation of Capitalism.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

    So which is capitalism? The world of Star Trek contains technology that has brought humanity (and other species) to a state of extreme abundance. They generate food from energy and they have almost infinite energy. The situation is so much better than the real world that probably any system would work just fine. One of the biggest reasons why we need to have economic systems is scarcity.

    [–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

    I thought it was obvious I meant Mad Max as the current future.

    [–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago

    Looking at current and previous implementations of communism, it's not at all clear. They resemble Mad Max more than Star Trek.