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[–] 75 points 2 years ago (14 children)

Civilisation ≠ USA

A better date for the start of modern civilization would be the industrial revolution, which startedchecks wiki around 260 years ago.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    Running on borrowed time like capitalism always did

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Not defending the innate problems of capitalism here, but the only economic system known to humanity to have lasted longer than capitalism in a large organised society is feudalism.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    ... to date

    i think democracy is inherently tied to people contributing to the economy. you can't have a democracy of unemployed people. but economic growth on earth is stagnating, and democracy will disband. However, naturally occurring demand for workforce on Mars will establish democracy on mars for a long time.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can absolutely have a democracy of unemployed people. This basically just describes a solar punk utopia.

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  • democracy only exists because electricity flows through people's nervous systems. work is the major factor that makes people do that. creativity is not nearly enough.

    a society of unemployed people is called a fascist society ... making choices based on what people want and vote for, not based on what's reasonable/rational.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    You're a bot. Why're you acting real?

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  • [–] 25 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You know I've just noticed that. Must have clicked something.

    Or am I am I just a really good next gen ai. Maybe we're all just bots in some advanced simulation.

    Warning Existential Crisis ⚠️

    Kernel Panic!

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