z_cress on Nostr: Jeff, if I still have your attention, may I humbly ask a question? Let's suppose that ...
Jeff, if I still have your attention, may I humbly ask a question?
Let's suppose that you're correct and technology frees people. Bitcoin wins the day, deflation, etc. What do people do if they don't have to work?
Or, a better question might be, if we have nothing to push against will we atrophy as people?
If we don't tear each other apart on the way there, I just envision a modern Brave New World where people are constantly getting high on whatever technology provided Soma exists at the time (we have this in one form in Tiktok) because we will struggle to find meaning. I struggle to imagine a future where we all work 10 hours a week and play ultimate frisbee and do yoga.
Put simply, I worry a lot about exponential nihilism.
Let's suppose that you're correct and technology frees people. Bitcoin wins the day, deflation, etc. What do people do if they don't have to work?
Or, a better question might be, if we have nothing to push against will we atrophy as people?
If we don't tear each other apart on the way there, I just envision a modern Brave New World where people are constantly getting high on whatever technology provided Soma exists at the time (we have this in one form in Tiktok) because we will struggle to find meaning. I struggle to imagine a future where we all work 10 hours a week and play ultimate frisbee and do yoga.
Put simply, I worry a lot about exponential nihilism.