you are absolutely right.. no one will have to work.. the only real jobs (they will be unpaid since everyone can have whatever they want.. so no need for money) left will be 1. space explorer/colonizer, 2. nanobot designer 3. artist 4. doctor (this may be same as #3 depending on complexity of molecular robots)5. teachers
and... well, and nothing, thats about it. so pretty much everyone will be able to be either an artist or a lump. Of course energy will be free with an enormous solar array powering the world. Raw materials will be mined from the moon, Mars, Venus, until we develop faster space travel. Its a pretty picture. I just hope ppl accept the idea of FREEDOM first... as in letting other ppl do their own damn thing and not trying to kill them because they think a different "2000 year old dead guy" had the right ideas.
actually no... Diamond Age is based on SOLID molecular engineering principles (steer clear of "nanotech" its a stupid buzzword used for everything these days) typically Neil Stephenson knows what the hell hes talking about... where as Crichton... really doesnt.. he gets a general sense of his subject then just runs with it.
its quite simple... and frankly its a beuatiful self fulfilling loop i think.. nanotech will first be powered by typical power sources of today (i.e natural gas, fossil fuels etc etc) which will allow construction of a space elevator or something similiar to it.. which will in turn allow us to build giant solar arrays to power the entire world (including the nano factories).. using raw materials from asteroids, Mars, the moon... who knows and who cares.. essentially nanotech will create its own powersource and allow access to untold raw materials. it'll be great! i hope im still alive to see it..
wait screw that.. i'll just become a billionaire and invest all my money into the tech thereby making sure I will be alive to see it happen.. plus the whole world can benefit blah blah blah
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you are absolutely right.. no one will have to work.. the only real jobs (they will be unpaid since everyone can have whatever they want.. so no need for money) left will be 1. space explorer/colonizer, 2. nanobot designer 3. artist 4. doctor (this may be same as #3 depending on complexity of molecular robots)5. teachers and... well, and nothing, thats about it. so pretty much everyone will be able to be either an artist or a lump. Of course energy will be free with an enormous solar array powering the world. Raw materials will be mined from the moon, Mars, Venus, until we develop faster space travel. Its a pretty picture. I just hope ppl accept the idea of FREEDOM first... as in letting other ppl do their own damn thing and not trying to kill them because they think a different "2000 year old dead guy" had the right ideas.
actually no... Diamond Age is based on SOLID molecular engineering principles (steer clear of "nanotech" its a stupid buzzword used for everything these days) typically Neil Stephenson knows what the hell hes talking about... where as Crichton... really doesnt.. he gets a general sense of his subject then just runs with it.
its quite simple... and frankly its a beuatiful self fulfilling loop i think.. nanotech will first be powered by typical power sources of today (i.e natural gas, fossil fuels etc etc) which will allow construction of a space elevator or something similiar to it.. which will in turn allow us to build giant solar arrays to power the entire world (including the nano factories).. using raw materials from asteroids, Mars, the moon... who knows and who cares.. essentially nanotech will create its own powersource and allow access to untold raw materials. it'll be great! i hope im still alive to see it.. wait screw that.. i'll just become a billionaire and invest all my money into the tech thereby making sure I will be alive to see it happen.. plus the whole world can benefit blah blah blah