[ExI] GOV _ TRUMP

[William Flynn Wallace]

On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 4:53 AM, Tomaz Kristan <protokol2020 at gmail.com>
wrote:

> We are witnessing a John's slow drift toward the left for several years
> now.
> ​
>

​Left or right, we all have to think of something that will provide jobs
for the lower classes that are now being lost to robots and ​AIs.  AIs are
getting smarter and smarter, driving more and more people out of work.  We
don't have to wait for the singularity to recognize the problems or do
something about them.

bill w

>
> On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 12:01 AM, John Clark <johnkclark at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Sat, Mar 4, 2017 at 2:21 PM, Legionara <legionara at openmailbox.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>> ​> ​
>>> Take from the rich and give to the poor and everybody is poor.
>>>
>>
>> ​As Bob Dylan would say ​
>> The Times They Are A-Changin'
>> ​ ; not surprising I suppose as we approach the Singularity. 3 examples:
>>    ​
>>
>> ​1) Slogans that I myself would have spouted until very recently no
>> longer make sense to me.
>>
>> 2) Due to the advance of technology, for the first time in human history
>> it is no longer a economic necessity that somebody be poor.
>>
>> 3) Strict adherence to classical libertarian dogma, will lead to the
>> collapse of civilization
>>
>> And if you think these 3 changes in thought are
>> ​all ​
>> that will be necessary in the future then you just don't understand what
>> a meat grinder the Singularity will be. Flexibility will be essential for
>> survival and these are just the first 3 baby steps.
>> ​
>>
>>  John K Clark​
>>
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