Louie Mantia, Jr.3d ago
I keep thinking about what the desired endgame is with AI. So you’ve made worse things with AI, but as expensive or more expensive, just with a smaller workforce. As a result, more people are out of jobs, the wealth gap widens, and people can’t afford to buy the product anymore anyway.
Show threadSebastian
@louie The richest are earning even more. From their perspective, isn't this a brilliant technology? In terms of business success, it's the ultimate triumph. And the rest? I get the impression they don't particularly care. Let the poor deal with it. Let them struggle on their own with the side effects of the exponentially growing fortunes of the wealthiest.
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Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.3d ago

@bstn yeah okay but I’m asking the questions beyond that. Like. What happens then? What’s the goal? As I said in another reply, when does everyone else decide the currency the right richest people hold is actually worth nothing?

Like, this is not a realistic plan. It only works if the currency holds value. If the wealth gap grows, people can decide the currency is not worth anything.

Show threadSebastian3d ago
@louie I think that's when a rebellion might break out. Empires and dictatorships have always been toppled by the people.
Show threadLouie Mantia, Jr.3d ago
@bstn but where is that line? Where’s the tipping point? I mean, I feel like I’ve seen a hundred of those moments pass us by.
Show threadSebastian3d ago
@louie I don't know that. But it seems to me that the tipping point always lies much further away than we would like. I see this by the history of my country, where people overthrew communism, but it was preceded by decades of oppression and poverty.