@VraserX: The uncomfortable truth is that technology may solve the problem of scarcity before politics solves the problem of dist…
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A tweet reflecting on how technology may solve scarcity before politics solves distribution, resulting in simultaneous abundance and societal anger.
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The uncomfortable truth is that technology may solve the problem of scarcity before politics solves the problem of distribution.
That is how you get abundance and anger at the same time.😭
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