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ShinyLeftPad • yesterday at 7:54 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

What idea is a trap? That population will live at behest of overlords who control technology and give people the minimum necessary? Such an appealing trap huh


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lazide • today at 12:24 AM

Compared to mass unemployment, eating dog food to stay alive, etc. which is the other obvious alternative? Why do you think the musks of the world keep touting it.

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Apocryphon • yesterday at 9:30 PM

Again, the trap is believing that there is even an will to create such a bandaid, when the status quo could just continue indefinitely.

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