"I see great danger in a world in which most people rub along on state handouts while a minority -- perhaps a small...
Originally shared by Wayne Radinsky
"I see great danger in a world in which most people rub along on state handouts while a minority -- perhaps a small minority -- not only own most of the wealth (that is pretty much true already) but are the only ones actively engaged in any kind of economic activity. Given the advances in all kinds of technology that we can expect in the coming decades, this minority would be under immense temptation to separate themselves off from the rest of us -- not just economically, but cognitively and physically too. Yuval Harari, author of the brilliant Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, says that humanity may divide into two classes of people: rather brutally, he calls them the gods and the useless."
https://www.singularityweblog.com/two-singularities
"I see great danger in a world in which most people rub along on state handouts while a minority -- perhaps a small minority -- not only own most of the wealth (that is pretty much true already) but are the only ones actively engaged in any kind of economic activity. Given the advances in all kinds of technology that we can expect in the coming decades, this minority would be under immense temptation to separate themselves off from the rest of us -- not just economically, but cognitively and physically too. Yuval Harari, author of the brilliant Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind, says that humanity may divide into two classes of people: rather brutally, he calls them the gods and the useless."
https://www.singularityweblog.com/two-singularities
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