Re: News : ARM Trying to Buy AmperComputing

On Sat, 25 Jan 2025, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

On 25/01/2025 17:34, D wrote:

The idea of a society based on liberty and capitalism is however not a dream, but in fact a concrete and realistic way to structure society that will benefit everyone the most, globally, based on extrapolating from where we are today in a logical, spiritual and reasonable manner.

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It works in the context of of a society that creates wealth through mining or manufacturing which requires large capital, and it becomes fair only if the people themselves are a necessary part of that wealth creation.
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And that is the problem. We dont need labour any more, We don't need clerical work, we dont need skilled labour and In e.g. Russia they dont need anybody at all to pump oil and gas . So why not use them up trying to get access to more oil and gas?
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And with AI, we wont need coders anymore :-)
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The world will naturally gravitate towards mafia states, where thugs control the population and take all the wealth.

I disagree. Yes, the world now is horrible, but we've never been more free or had it better in the entire history of man.
Sometimes you're so depressing! I thought I was supposed to be the misanthrope! ;)
That being said however, it is definitely not a smooth upward curve of progress. The curve is very erratic, although I am a firm believer in a long term positive trend.

Supported by a thin layer of technocrats who can make the machines dance to tunes...