Yes, basic income is here now, we are using it. Steemit wants to pay people to be people online, or rather get paid for what they do online already. Maybe some earn more than others but as the value rises all benefit equally. I received 5 steempower when I joined back in March this year, made a few posts and comments on others posts, do my daily upvotes and currations and Bam, I got 40 Steem power. Not much yes, but if I would have put in 500 it would now be over 4k, that could one day grow to enough to power down for some basic universal income. But I do not need it because I have been self employed for ten years now, so I am not concerned with losing my job to a 'useless beeper'. I am here because Facebook is dead, so is centralization, however who will be able to cash out ecurrency when a natural or man made EMP hits??? Out of the pan and into the fire, is not how to cook a five star meal. AI remains obsolete since inception, DNA is the greatest form of information storage in this universe, aur job as human beings is to access it before the machines overwrite it, savy?
Very informative article. It raises some interesting questions. One closer to now issue I've thought about is you know how President Trump is going to build a southern border wall and have Mexico pay for it. The plan is that either the Mexican government will write him a check for ten billion dollars, or, he starts taxing remittance fees from money Mexican migrants send back home to Mexico. That would be mostly Western Union fees, and they would amount to way more than ten billion, so right now it would seem in Mexico's best interests to just pay up. I know of at least one cryptocurrency project (VIVA) that is working on a system for people to be able to send cash around via text message, and I'm pretty sure there are other similar cryptocurrency projects. When any one of those projects is working and people can send cash anywhere they want with their smartphones, then Western Union will become obsolete. If this happens before President Trump gets a check from the Mexican government, then he will have to come up with a different way to pay for the wall.
The solution will come when people realize that they can create their own currency. And 3d print whatever they need thus nullifying the necessity of the existing banking model.
There is a very old saying that I think applies. "There is nothing new under the sun" Reality is that change is a part of the human condition. Every time in the past that the resources have been consolidated they get redistributed through war and conflict. There is no reason to think that technology is going to change this and in fact one of the things that may happen is told as a story in Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
In a far away future mankind has conquered the stars after many wars thinking machines become outlawed. Experimenting with thinking machines is the social taboo of the civilized star nations and will lead to the destruction of anyone audacious enough to go against the prohibition.
What we call civilization is really a cycle of boom and bust. We are a slave dependant society that really has never been civilized. Ethics have never existed for any other reason then to keep the vast majority of people producing so that a very small minority can live in comfort. Robots will vastly more efficiently consolidate the resources which just means the cycle will speed up.
I sencerly hope that I am wrong, but would bet my money on the old saying "There is nothing new under the sun".
The continued growth of technology has had a significant impact on the political ratings, the act of podcasting can make anyone a journalist.
The young, educated, and affluent will relate to technological innovations
Yes, basic income is here now, we are using it. Steemit wants to pay people to be people online, or rather get paid for what they do online already. Maybe some earn more than others but as the value rises all benefit equally. I received 5 steempower when I joined back in March this year, made a few posts and comments on others posts, do my daily upvotes and currations and Bam, I got 40 Steem power. Not much yes, but if I would have put in 500 it would now be over 4k, that could one day grow to enough to power down for some basic universal income. But I do not need it because I have been self employed for ten years now, so I am not concerned with losing my job to a 'useless beeper'. I am here because Facebook is dead, so is centralization, however who will be able to cash out ecurrency when a natural or man made EMP hits??? Out of the pan and into the fire, is not how to cook a five star meal. AI remains obsolete since inception, DNA is the greatest form of information storage in this universe, aur job as human beings is to access it before the machines overwrite it, savy?
Very informative article. It raises some interesting questions. One closer to now issue I've thought about is you know how President Trump is going to build a southern border wall and have Mexico pay for it. The plan is that either the Mexican government will write him a check for ten billion dollars, or, he starts taxing remittance fees from money Mexican migrants send back home to Mexico. That would be mostly Western Union fees, and they would amount to way more than ten billion, so right now it would seem in Mexico's best interests to just pay up. I know of at least one cryptocurrency project (VIVA) that is working on a system for people to be able to send cash around via text message, and I'm pretty sure there are other similar cryptocurrency projects. When any one of those projects is working and people can send cash anywhere they want with their smartphones, then Western Union will become obsolete. If this happens before President Trump gets a check from the Mexican government, then he will have to come up with a different way to pay for the wall.
Reminds me of this potential crypto-based proposal...
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/rogeraitken/2016/11/10/how-to-build-trumps-mexican-wall-without-tax-money/amp/
(Not sure if it was totally serious or just a ponderance, though interesting either way).
We are the change we are looking for! This is an excellent piece and, by now I guess I have to read part 1!?! ;)
Thanks for your sharing, namaste :)
The public were working for the politicien a long time, now the politicians will work for the public :)
The solution will come when people realize that they can create their own currency. And 3d print whatever they need thus nullifying the necessity of the existing banking model.
There is a very old saying that I think applies. "There is nothing new under the sun" Reality is that change is a part of the human condition. Every time in the past that the resources have been consolidated they get redistributed through war and conflict. There is no reason to think that technology is going to change this and in fact one of the things that may happen is told as a story in Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson.
In a far away future mankind has conquered the stars after many wars thinking machines become outlawed. Experimenting with thinking machines is the social taboo of the civilized star nations and will lead to the destruction of anyone audacious enough to go against the prohibition.
What we call civilization is really a cycle of boom and bust. We are a slave dependant society that really has never been civilized. Ethics have never existed for any other reason then to keep the vast majority of people producing so that a very small minority can live in comfort. Robots will vastly more efficiently consolidate the resources which just means the cycle will speed up.
I sencerly hope that I am wrong, but would bet my money on the old saying "There is nothing new under the sun".
The continued growth of technology has had a significant impact on the political ratings, the act of podcasting can make anyone a journalist.
The young, educated, and affluent will relate to technological innovations
nice job love the article
What can be shaken will be shaken... welcome to a new world landscape not many years from now.
OOOOO I was hoping you would get to the AI part.
I don't have many comments other than I am going to continue to play as large of a part as I can in ensuing safety of all.
good job !