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If You Won't Own Anything, Then Who Will? Technocracy v. Communism. There is a Subtle Difference.

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  "The theory of communism may be summed up in the single sentence: Abolition of private property" Karl Marx "You'll own nothing" -- And "you'll be happy about it."  Klaus Schwab  At first glance, it appears that Marx and Schwab are kindred souls. However, while many people have asserted that the ideas of today's technocratic "elite" are communistic, that may not be entirely accurate.  Marx had a vision of a utopia that would see, at least in theory, humans elevated to an ideal of communal industries run by local communities for the benefit of each other. Yes, I know, as Freud noted in " Civilization and its Discontents " socialism sounds great, but it runs against basic rules of human nature in its assumptions.  Collectivism just doesn't work within a secular, societal, context. However, what many technocrats envision for our future could be labeled as "techno-feudalism" and, while its assumptions may also ru...

Will Our Loss of Connection Lead to Techno Assimilation?

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Note: Check out the link at the bottom of the page to visit my YouTube channel. Links to my books are there as well.          I was speaking to a young woman today who has an interest in the topic of artificial intelligence. I asked her if she would accept the idea of being merged with a computer and losing her conscious; becoming an avatar of the computer. She asked if she would be more efficient and I noted she would be, but she, herself, would be dead while her brain and body functioned in an enhanced manner. She said she would really like that and that it could solve many of today's social ills if everyone had that done to them...it would be the perfect society that had no racism, hate, war, pollution, waste of resources, etc. In other words, a giant ant colony run by a "queen" AI system. People would still reproduce, but at a certain age they would get the implant and cease to exist as individuals. It would be the final evolution of the indus...

Will We Soon Merge With the Machines We Create?

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"Fully functional limb replacements, enhanced eyesight, and hearing augmentations will be widely avalable." Potential developments: "Global Trends 2030.  Today’s youth can barely comprehend the world their parents grew up in; a world without Google searches, personal computers, smart-phones or for that matter the internet.   A question often shared by parents is that their child has asked, “What did people do to find information for school in your days?” Might the question our children’s children will ask be, “What was life like without robots?” and their children’s children may ask, “When will I get to trade in my body like you and mom have?”   Yes, the industrial revolution will next be focused on making us not only compatible with robots but also making us into robots…well, at least cyborgs.  I read a recent article in The Guardian” on October 10, 2017 titled, “Call for athletes to be fitted with microchips in fight against drug cheats” in ...