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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by nemo44x on Friday July 28, 2023 @02:46PM (#36911374)
Maybe, maybe not - but that's sort of the point. It doesn't really matter since there's no alternative. Accelerationism isn't even a conscience choice per-se - it's a phenomenon that is a product of technological advancement of which Capitalism is the vehicle for. If anything, the only conscious choice is to not resist it as that's ultimately futile since it can't be stopped. Well, unless we went full Teddy K, which I don't think is likely.
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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by JohnFen on Friday July 28, 2023 @06:08PM (#36914015)
This is not a rational response, I admit, but I simply cannot accept that our doom is inevitable and resistance is futile. If that's the case, then what's the point of even waking up tomorrow?
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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by nemo44x on Friday July 28, 2023 @11:05PM (#36916447)
Personally I don’t think nihilism is a great compass. You’re right - what’s the point? But do we need a higher good to beat on? Why not just enjoy the essence of our personal temporal existences and make whatever meaning makes sense to us as individuals?

And I don’t think doom is the right word. I mean yeah, Homosapien as we know it being wiped out but in a way similar to Neanderthal.

But it’s just one theory on it all. :)

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by Nursie on Saturday July 29, 2023 @12:43AM (#36917018)
There are multiple alternatives, this is just one particular dystopia you’ve foreseen.

Capitalism can be effectively regulated and often is, and as a system it only works effectively due to the presence of regulated markets.

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by nemo44x on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:02AM (#36920942)
Sure, you can regulate and probably should. It’s important that genuine technology is brought to market.

But I posit that it doesn’t really matter. Technology will ultimately prevail. I’m not sure I would call it a dystopia but rather the next step in the evolution of life.

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Re:Worldcoin isn’t as bad as it sounds: It’s worse by Nursie on Saturday July 29, 2023 @11:31AM (#36921223)
It’s a dystopian fantasy, one that has been played out in a variety of novels.

There’s nothing inevitable about it.

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