Great minds and all that.
It is quite possible that capitalism and technology, like other human ideologies and practices, contains the seeds of its own destruction.
I certainly hope I’m wrong, but I doubt it.
What is most interesting to me is that absolutely nobody in politics is discussing this biggest issue of our time, the loss of economic demand for less-intelligent workers.
It is radioactive, at least in this country, because certain minority groups are disproportionately concentrated in the lower IQ range, and therefore any discussion becomes about race. Which in a very real sense has little to do with it.
Please provide proof.
Those things are great. The problem is taxation and regulation. Capitalism, the freedom to buy and sell, has always been a pillar of mankind. When oppressive taxation, regulation and control are added to it, it suffers.
The market is no longer free, so the slaves will continue to find ways to escape.
“It is radioactive, at least in this country, because certain minority groups are disproportionately concentrated in the lower IQ range, and therefore any discussion becomes about race. Which in a very real sense has little to do with it.”
For the lucky few, there is always basketball.