Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z think they’ll become crypto millionaires

Re:Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z think they’ll become crypto mi... by kitsunesoba on Thursday November 25, 2021 @04:10PM (#29345019)

I am fully supportive of moving the economy to a “Star Trek” model, and think that from a technical perspective that doing so will be achievable within the next 1-2 decades.

It would require both political will and lack of obstruction from large employers and entities invested in residential real estate however, and I don’t see that happening in the US for the foreseeable future short of a near-total turnover of the current elected body of politicians, rooting out any who would rather be in the pockets of lobbyists than represent the people.

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Re:Nearly two-thirds of Gen Z think they’ll become crypto mi... by nostrademons on Thursday November 25, 2021 @06:44PM (#29346128)

Note that in the Star Trek universe, the Star Trek economy only developed after WW3 destroyed basically all governments and major cities, along with killing 600M people in a nuclear holocaust.

This seems to be a common feature of world history: major changes in social systems only happen after widespread warfare destroys everything, and eventually people get sick of the death and destruction, vowing "never again" for approximately the next 80 years.

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