Re:'Techno-Optimism' Is Not Something You Should Believe In
by mensetmanusman on Sunday October 22, 2023 @07:49AM
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It’s not popular to note that the world on the whole is much better off.
Re:'Techno-Optimism' Is Not Something You Should Believe In
by ChatGTP on Sunday October 22, 2023 @08:00AM
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Let's see how civilization deals with climate change before the jury on that is out. It might be better off, but is is sustainably better off?
Personally, I don't think it's looking good right now.
Re:'Techno-Optimism' Is Not Something You Should Believe In
by aa_is_op on Sunday October 22, 2023 @08:03AM
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It's not. Oil rich countries like Russia and the US have all to win from global warming. Russia is expected to become the biggest grain producer in the world if the planet gets hotter. A lot of their territory will get unfrozen in the process. Why do you think Russia's big oil oligarchs have sponsored so much anti-climate propaganda. They get rich in the process and Russia becomes a bigger pawn on the global economy market. Damn those African and Middle East countries that get roasted in the process. They're basically losing competitors on the oil market.
Re:'Techno-Optimism' Is Not Something You Should Believe In
by skepticATX on Sunday October 22, 2023 @08:59AM
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So technology is solving problems that technology (in the broad sense) caused? Poverty isn’t an inherent property of the universe.
I’m not anti-technology by the way. It’s undoubtedly reduced human suffering by a large amount. I just think that the story is a lot more nuanced.
Something like two billion people have been lifted out of abject poverty in the last 25 years. That’s the direct result of technology.
It’s a little bit ridiculous to bring up social media discontent in the same breath. These problems are not remotely the same.