Quote from: tvbcof on August 01, 2018, 05:18:56 PM

Quote from: GlumMasterpiece on August 01, 2018, 04:49:01 PM

I understand a lot of what you're saying, but I don't see the answer my question. Sorry, if I'm just missing it. You talk about new dictatorship in the form of technocracy. You said previously that the developed world has tamed poverty thanks to technology. How is this actually happening? How is the "technocracy" sharing the wealth somehow to make poor people more wealthy? I don't find that dictators are usually overly generous.

I think you may have gotten my comments confused with someone elses'. I also did not really seek to answer a question of yours. Mostly just to present my view on the realities of technology and society to contrast it with the standard marketing fluff.

Truthstreammedia did a little piece which is very eye-opening on where one of the leading technology corporations is wishing to take 'the hive'. They are not even trying to hide things at this point. Well worth watching:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ekkwAyNf1w

In a bee hive, the 99.99% have a 'good life' and are perfectly happy doing their thing. It may be collecting as much pollen as they can in the three weeks they have to live. Or it may be a suicide attack on a threat to the hive. Or joining a mass swarm in hopes of helping a new leader to exploit another resource even if 9 times out of ten the operation will be a failure and they will all die.

The .01% sit in the middle of the hive and control the activities through 'information' (transferred chemically through pheromones in this case.) They receive information from the hive in the same manner in order to make 'better' decisions.

Some highly intelligent people cannot help but be enchanted by the thought of the power of sitting at the center of the hive and directing it's activities. Perhaps most such people. Most of them will be convinced that when they get such power they will use it for good. Unfortunately most will find that they simply built a system for someone else to control.

You're right, sorry. You actually responded to my comment, so I assumed that you were the person that I had initially responded to. It looks like Bennix still hasn't answered me. I made a mistake. Sorry for that.

That's an interesting comparison you make with beehives. Do you really think that the "leaders" are highly intelligent? Is that what it takes?