KuechenmonkOne of the great mistakes of our time is the idea, anything in existence or thinkable can be made a good with a price.
? (cybre aspect)@Kuechenmonk the quantization of all information in terms of value. It's something I dislike as well.
@0x3F It is a shame, since it encourages or rather forces everyone to market him-/herself, to optimize, to streamline...
What I am especially worried about is the idea, all the collected data would give an accurate picture of reality.
@Kuechenmonk turning humanity into individual economic engines isn't a good idea. Ugh, the belief that with enough tech we can solve all problems really rubs me the wrong way.
@0x3F "Progress & Empire" still appear to be a valid motivation.
I wonder, how to organise society around other core principles besides debt-driven greed. What could lead out of that misery?
@Kuechenmonk i have wondered this question for long time, and i have no solution. I truly believe technology cannot give us a solution there. Humans will have to come up with some system of distribution on that scale. I hope people much smarter than me are working on i, because so far I don't even know how to approach that problem.
@0x3F Alas, I have no magic cure either. But there's a documentary, I recently watched, that gave me some insight into the ideas of selflessness, friendlyness and charity. Do you speak German or French?
@Kuechenmonk no I dont speak either of those languages, but subtitles maybe? I'll be sure to check it out.
@0x3F Unfortunately I haven't found a free version, and especially non with subtitles.
Howver, the basic message of that film goes somewhat like people are naturally altruistic and just. But they value other people depending on if they are part of the in or out group. We automatically favour those, we can identify ourselves with.
Take for instance mafia clans, bankers or nazis. They can be altruistic as fuck, as long as they are amongst themselves. ->