I have done shows in halls where we could not unload our cars at the dock and carry boxes into the venue. There was a union that did that - for an extra fee. Want to carry stuff yourself? Come through the front doors - but no dollies allowed.
I didn't know better. Hey, it was BASIC on the VIC and BASIC in the book, what's the diff? So, I learned to work around software that didn't do what it was "supposed" to do right off the bat...
For what do we need this giant military? Do you imagine the Chinese sending an invasion flotilla across the Pacific? The Canadians deciding they want to own Montana? Can you imagine what would happen to an armed force attempting to enter Texas? (Ask the Russians about the effectiveness of indigenous forces.) Or do you still believe the 662 overseas bases in 38 foreign countries are making the world safe for Democracy? Or does it have to do with an income stream for our oligarchs?
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Did you read the last sentence of the post?
"He further thought that the desire to stand out from the herd would have people competing for these jobs as only the best of the best would be allowed to perform them."
People already volunteer for all kinds of things that are not meaningfully compensated and don't bring particular prestige. Volunteer positions to which much prestige is attached already see competition in our current society. I wouldn't describe Bucky as a Libertarian, but he was pretty anti-authoritarian.
Check Buckminster Fuller on "Productive Work"
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Some time in the middle of the last century Fuller realized that much of what passes for "work" contributes nothing to the happiness or well being of humans.
To quote Fuller: "We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian-Darwinian theory, he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors."
In a post scarcity world, there is no need for entire industries - banking and insurance, just to name two obvious ones - that do not directly contribute to putting a roof over your head, food in your stomach or a smile on your face. Fuller guestimated that ~10% of humans could provide for the needs and wants of all the rest at an income equivalent of $50k in 1950s money. He further thought that the desire to stand out from the herd would have people competing for these jobs as only the best of the best would be allowed to perform them.
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I have done shows in halls where we could not unload our cars at the dock and carry boxes into the venue. There was a union that did that - for an extra fee.
Want to carry stuff yourself?
Come through the front doors - but no dollies allowed.
Not knowing that BASIC was not necessarily BASIC, I used a programming manual for the TRS 80. That's how I learned to do work-arounds...
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I didn't know better. Hey, it was BASIC on the VIC and BASIC in the book, what's the diff?
So, I learned to work around software that didn't do what it was "supposed" to do right off the bat...
For what do we need this giant military? Do you imagine the Chinese sending an invasion flotilla across the Pacific? The Canadians deciding they want to own Montana? Can you imagine what would happen to an armed force attempting to enter Texas? (Ask the Russians about the effectiveness of indigenous forces.) Or do you still believe the 662 overseas bases in 38 foreign countries are making the world safe for Democracy? Or does it have to do with an income stream for our oligarchs?
Did you read the last sentence of the post? "He further thought that the desire to stand out from the herd would have people competing for these jobs as only the best of the best would be allowed to perform them." People already volunteer for all kinds of things that are not meaningfully compensated and don't bring particular prestige. Volunteer positions to which much prestige is attached already see competition in our current society. I wouldn't describe Bucky as a Libertarian, but he was pretty anti-authoritarian.
Some time in the middle of the last century Fuller realized that much of what passes for "work" contributes nothing to the happiness or well being of humans. To quote Fuller: "We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian-Darwinian theory, he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors." In a post scarcity world, there is no need for entire industries - banking and insurance, just to name two obvious ones - that do not directly contribute to putting a roof over your head, food in your stomach or a smile on your face. Fuller guestimated that ~10% of humans could provide for the needs and wants of all the rest at an income equivalent of $50k in 1950s money. He further thought that the desire to stand out from the herd would have people competing for these jobs as only the best of the best would be allowed to perform them.