RMS on evil developers, spying social networks, the legitimacy of Anonymous

Re:RMS on evil developers, spying social networks, the legit... by drivingmenuts on Friday December 02, 2011 @06:30PM (#3306232)

It's not the technology workers that are getting hurt the worst by this change, though. It's all the other people in businesses affected by and attached to the tech industry, who don't have the flexibility to pivot quickly or at all.

Moving on to new technologies just puts more people out of work with nothing to replace their old jobs.

Additionally, technology is neutral regarding human nature. As we grow older, we are less comfortable with shifting around and there are attachments that make it more difficult.

Sure, it's great to be rootless and fancy-free when you're in your 20s, but when you hit 40 or 50, you have to start thinking about how it's all going to end.

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Re:RMS on evil developers, spying social networks, the legit... by pmr_ on Friday December 02, 2011 @08:55PM (#3306631)

So should we just stop developing technology because all those jobs have to be preserved? You seem to take jobs as something that is inherent to the existence of the individual. The book recommended by the parent (and some others) question that position and explore alternatives and the transition from a society rooted in that belief and one that doesn't require the existence of jobs.

Technology is not about putting a few people out of "work", but about freeing people from it altogether.

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Re:RMS on evil developers, spying social networks, the legit... by tree_of_item on Saturday December 03, 2011 @12:18AM (#3307001)

Jobs are something inherent to the existence of individuals until we somehow trick the political class in to implementing basic income, which is absolutely not happening any time soon. All this talk of "post-scarcity" tomorrow ignores the fact that no jobs causes a lot problems for people today.

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