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An observation: Computers are already really good at chess, better than most people. You might say that we've passed the "chess singularity." But many people still buy chess boards, play chess against each other, travel to chess tournaments, and so on. There's still a vibrant global "chess economy."
Vitally though chess is played for entertainment
UBI is utopia regardless of AGI or any tech innovation. Scarce resources is another myth. Resources are created by people’s cooperation, not destroyed by people fighting for them. (Think how scarces resources we 2000 years ago, and yet here we are, using new resources that those people couldn’t even imagine). And if majority of people will keep believing in such myths - no need to wait for AGI, economy has already ch…
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Scarcity is the underpinning of the entire economy. How is that a myth? The pie can grow, but that doesn't mean scarcity doesn't exist.
UBI is utopia regardless of AGI or any tech innovation. Scarce resources is another myth. Resources are created by people’s cooperation, not destroyed by people fighting for them. (Think how scarces resources we 2000 years ago, and yet here we are, using new resources that those people couldn’t even imagine). And if majority of people will keep believing in such myths - no need to wait for AGI, economy has already ch…
> Scarce resources is another myth :confused_dog: Scarcity is the underpinning of the entire economy. How is that a myth? The pie can grow, but that doesn't mean scarcity doesn't exist.
What does scarcity even mean in this context?
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> Scarce resources is another myth :confused_dog: Scarcity is the underpinning of the entire economy. How is that a myth? The pie can grow, but that doesn't mean scarcity doesn't exist.
The pie has been growing ever since the invention of a wheel and agriculture. What does scarcity even mean in this context?
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The pie has been growing ever since the invention of a wheel and agriculture. What does scarcity even mean in this context?
Since scarcity is false, can you get me some white rhino horn? Supply and demand work because scarcity exists. Note: I don't actually want endangered species parts.