5 pointsby elwingo14 hours ago1 comment
  • vrganj4 hours ago
    Why are we automating all creative human endeavors and none of the annoying chores?

    Why are we building towards a future where humans clean toilets while machines create art?

    To what end?

    • krapp4 hours ago
      The end is capitalist maximalism. Hiring artists is expensive, so they get automated away. Hiring janitors less so.
      • vrganj4 hours ago
        Why are we sticking to capitalism?

        To what end?

        • CamperBob22 hours ago
          Because no one has come up with anything better. We're all ears, got any original suggestions?
        • krapp4 hours ago
          We're sticking to capitalism because capitalists are the ones making the investments and the laws and the decisions. If you want to change the system to something other than capitalism, pick up a gun and start a revolution.

          And the end should be obvious, because capitalism has one and only one goal - making the capitalists richer.

          • vrganj4 hours ago
            How are the capitalists gonna get richer when nobody can afford their products anymore?
          • rvz4 hours ago
            Better start our grifting careers then.