[ExI] Abundance Economy

[Ben Zaiboc]

On 20/01/2025 12:15, Adrian Tymes asked :
> So if the traditional method of increasing population is petering out,
> what's the path to substantial numbers of artificially-gestated,
> state-raised kids?

Communism, I'd guess (the dystopian, de-facto kind, not the idealistic 
theoretical kind).

After all, who would want substantial numbers of artificially-gestated, 
state-raised kids? Certainly not the genetic parents. But certain kinds 
of states definitely would. I can see the Chinese Communist Party 
regarding this as a brilliant solution to the declining population in 
mainland China. It would be perfect for raising large numbers of totally 
indoctrinated little pink disposable workers/soldiers, with no parents 
to oppose or object to it. They are already the biggest manufacturing 
centre in the world, so it wouldn't take much, once the technology 
exists, for them to be the biggest manufacturing centre of 
'ideologically-correct' people in the world. And they could be 90% male 
(the other 10% would provide eggs for the next generation, as well as 
sex slaves for the party members).

It would also clear the way to completely wipe out little problems like 
the Uighurs and Tibetans, Democracy activists, and all others who oppose 
The Party in even the smallest way.

And of course, it would mean the totally loyal, unthinkingly obedient 
population of communist china was increasing while the population of the 
rest of the world was decreasing, which would only be a good thing in 
the eyes of people like Xi.

In which case, we can all wave a tearful goodbye to the concept of an 
abundance economy. and give a terrified hello to a life of war and 
brutal slavery, topped off with an early death.

-- 
Ben
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