DanieSep 11, 2020

The Biggest Lie About Renewable Energy - Big Oil is marketing much like Big Tobacco did when the link between smoking and cancer was established - The change is already happening

A lot of context seems to have been lost when criticism is levelled against renewal energy, and we should also remember that 100 years ago there were no massive electrical distribution grids - they all had to be built from scratch (as were railways and roads), but that was not a reason for not adopting electricity for homes and industries.
The tipping point has been reached and it's now really a question of how and when legacy industries get transitioned, not to happen overnight, but a start needs to be made.
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#environment #renewableenergy #3IR
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The Biggest Lie About Renewable Energy

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DanieNov 4, 2019

Why we don’t need Sophia the Robot for 4IR in SA - Don't let PR become the focus instead of real transformational strategy

"In the same week that the deputy president stumbled his way through an attempt to define the fourth industrial revolution, it was announced that a robot would headline the annual government technology conference called GovTech. However, using Sophia the Robot as the symbol of 4IR is probably as big a faux pas as our leaders not being able to explain the first three industrial revolutions, or define the fourth. “She” is really a public relations exercise by artificial intelligence firm Hanson Robotics to show off its engineering brilliance". https://squeet.me/objects/962c3e1023d416f2fac7179a6c60a4e3822fbf84

Why we don’t need Sophia the Robot for 4IR in SA - Don't let PR become the focus instead of real transformational strategy

"In the same week that the deputy president stumbled his way through an attempt to define the fourth industrial revolution, it was announced that a robot wou...

Danie van der MerweOct 29, 2019
Although #4IR Technology sounds ready, are the People and Processes ready to make it happen? Have we got #3IR done and dusted? Are our People and Processes ready for Change as Technology will not magically fix legacy issues? #govtech2019
Danie van der MerweOct 29, 2019
Although #4IR Technology sounds ready, are the People and Processes ready to make it happen? Have we got #3IR done and dusted? Are our People and Pissuesrocesses ready for Change as Technology will not magically fix legacy isses? #govtech2019
Neil MatherJun 1, 2019
I first came across the idea of the third and fourth industrial revolutions (3IR and 4IR) in Jackson Rising, where the technologies of these present and upcoming revolutions were seen as potentially liberatory, if used in the right way.  The possibilities are exciting, with (amongst other things) fablabs enabling manufacture to move local, and an open web allowing information resources to be shared globally. Unsurprisingly though, there’s a very capitalist potential outcome of 3IR and 4IR too. Like the previous revolutions, it *could* be liberatory, or it *could* as easily reinforce existing inequalities. The historical record isn’t too great in terms of global equality and liberation. This article makes the argument for ensuring these revolutions are for liberatory ends. “how technology is put to use fundamentally remains a social choice and a “global network of resistance” to the way the emerging technologies are utilised “is both necessary and feasible.” To me that’s a given really – shame the article doesn’t go into much detail on actual strategy. (Which Cooperation Jackson do in great detail.) There’s much more to 3/4IR, but selectively quoting from the connectivity and communication parts, as they piqued my IndieWeb interest: “While social networking provides relatively open spaces for public expression, the immense wealth that is generated by the techno-capitalists shows us that even public spaces can become a profitable business model.” “necessitates the need for resistance against the tendencies of capitalism in general that has historically encroached upon public spaces for profit.” Here’s to being part of a global network of resistance. https://doubleloop.net/2019/06/01/third-and-fourth-industrial-revolutions-for-liberatory-ends/
Third and fourth industrial revolutions for liberatory ends - doubleloop

Read The Fourth Industrial Revolution Won’t Trickle Down, Under Capitalism by Aabid Firdausi (Socialist Economist) Most economists suffer from misplaced optimism about the oncoming Fourth Industrial Revolution. Some reskilling here and there would suffice to spread its benefits to all workers. They ignore how capitalism invents and employs technology for profits, not people. I first …

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