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iNstein t1_j5w49rd wrote

Reply to comment by Shelfrock77 in Humanity May Reach Singularity Within Just 7 Years, Trend Shows by Shelfrock77

How are so many people unable to understand such a simple statement. Do you own CDs? Do you own blurays/dvds? Do you use a music service like Spotify? A movie service like Netflix? Ever used an Uber? Ever not cooked at home and got a meal delivered? Eventually the service model will mean more and more stuff will be done as a service. No need for a car if a super cheap always available uber taxi is available. No need for a kitchen if every meal can be delivered cheaply and quickly. No need for a wardrobe full of clothes (or washer/dryer) if clothes can be delivered as you need them. This can become part of everything in your life including your accomodation. In other words, you will own nothing (because you don't need to) and you will be hapoy (because you have everything you need and it is cheap, reliable and flexible).

Oh no, now you are going to have to pretend that you never read this so you can continue on your bullshit crusade.

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InvertedSleeper t1_j5wru8z wrote

And what happens if a person's worldview goes against the dominant ideology of that time period? "Cancellation" in that proposed world means that a person could potentially lose everything the moment they step out of line.

Perhaps not immediately concerning because one would imagine that they won't be going against the grain, but leaving so much power in the hands of a vague unknown is extremely dangerous.

A potential argument against this could be that if you're kicked out of this system, you can just buy the physical items that you'd need to continue to live. But would that be feasible? Would companies continue to produce consumer-grade equipment if a great majority of people are happy to own nothing? And even if consumer-grade equipment existed, it would be far too expensive to suddenly have to buy everything.

After enough generations pass, it won't even matter if they can purchase this equipment because they'll be far too thoroughly dependent on this system.

Some points to consider at the very least.

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Jayco424 t1_j5xgymw wrote

>Cancellation" in that proposed world means that a person could potentially lose everything the moment they step out of line.

That is fucking terrifying and I never even thought of that!

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visarga t1_j5xze4f wrote

You will rent everything and be at the mercy of your providers.

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mutantbeings t1_j5xa4zh wrote

The trick is to look at whether having those things is profitable to those in power. For all of those things; they are profitable for power because power commodified them.

AGI isn't. Not in the hands of working class people.

That can only undercut the ability of the powerful to make money off of back-breaking labour of the working class.

Unless the powerful can commodify it, don't expect it to be accessible.

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