Re:The Dead Economy Theory
by hammock on Saturday May 30, 2026 @11:33AM
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Haven’t heard that meme, but it seems like you could replace “AI” with “civilizational striving/class struggle” and extend it across the whole of human history
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Re:The Dead Economy Theory
by mplanchard on Saturday May 30, 2026 @01:17PM
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Of course! This is just class consciousness. But AI does potentially represent a sea change in the ability of the capital class to make labor superfluous. Considering AI outside of the context of the eternal class struggle risks missing the forest for the trees.