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0 pointseloff2y ago0 comments

I agree, I said as much about winners and losers being created.

It’s still a good thing for society - the alternative is halting or slowing progress.

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But what if >50% of people are in the "disrupted" category?

eloffOP2y ago

Then you get a revolution and the whole system is torn down and rebuilt in a different form. That's highly undesirable, and as I mentioned, is a real tail risk to consider.

ImHereToVote2y ago

Progress towards what?

slashdev2y ago

Don't be pedantic. From Oxford dictionary: "advance or development toward a better, more complete, or more modern condition"

ImHereToVote2y ago

I'm not being pedantic. What the definition of "better" in this context is. Is everything.

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0 pointseloff2y ago0 comments

I agree, I said as much about winners and losers being created.

It’s still a good thing for society - the alternative is halting or slowing progress.

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bryanlarsen2y ago

But what if >50% of people are in the "disrupted" category?

eloffOP2y ago

Then you get a revolution and the whole system is torn down and rebuilt in a different form. That's highly undesirable, and as I mentioned, is a real tail risk to consider.

ImHereToVote2y ago

Progress towards what?

slashdev2y ago

Don't be pedantic. From Oxford dictionary: "advance or development toward a better, more complete, or more modern condition"

ImHereToVote2y ago

I'm not being pedantic. What the definition of "better" in this context is. Is everything.

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