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[-] myszka@lemmy.ml 0 points 4 hours ago

The ongoing automation is the evidence. The trend is to fully automate the whole production chain and that will lead to decentralisation, because centralisation only makes sense with human labour.

Human egoism isn't bad in itself. The problem is that it conflicts with altruism. That's where it gets destructive. But this can be solved. If everyone can automatically produce what they need themselves, there's no more competing for who's going to be the one providing and the one taking. The roles merge. Egoism and altruism become the same thing and neither stays destructive.

[-] susieq0044@sh.itjust.works 1 points 44 minutes ago* (last edited 23 minutes ago)

But that’s all theory. Fact is that automation costs energy, and energy creates CO2. So climate change is the force that works against your plan, and since we are heading to 2.8C, time is quickly running out. In addition, trends such as urbanization (which has been taking place for about 5000 years), the rise of fascism etc also don’t seem to be in favor. Taken together, humanity may very well collapse first. So instead of working on your dream, become active; vote, protect.

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