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Re:Cognitive Mercantilism: AI panic resembles fears of early... by pzski on Monday October 26, 2026 @07:15AM (#50241919)
Article misses to mention that in past revolutions the potential value was in the people. With AI the potential value is inside objects (computers) so it is easier to control and centralize, easier than value in humans. No one said more advanced models in the future will be available to anyone. I feel like this revolution will go opposite way, we will go back to mercantillism or whatever.
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Re:Cognitive Mercantilism: AI panic resembles fears of early... by AnimalMuppet on Monday October 26, 2026 @09:57AM (#50243816)
Feudalism. Or worse.
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Re:Cognitive Mercantilism: AI panic resembles fears of early... by red_candle_wax on Monday October 26, 2026 @10:41PM (#50254139)
Feudalism without manorialism. No large self class will be needed Not sure what will be in its place. Maybe soylent green factories.
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Re:Cognitive Mercantilism: AI panic resembles fears of early... by marcus_holmes on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @03:15AM (#50255605)
Disagree - the article made the point very clearly that pre-Mercantilism the value was in the land, not the people (who were low-value agricultural workers at best). Mercantilism was the revolution that made people valuable.
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