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[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 68 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (4 children)

The economic system built on infinite growth will also collapse and leave most of those people in inescapable cut throat poverty and starvation

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 30 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (3 children)

We won’t starve if we eat the rich. Once they are gone, we can build a new economic system.

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We'll be lucky if it goes that smooth. Usually the whole thing at least partially collapses, followed by is a few hundred years of dark age to sort things out and then rebuilding starts with a new system in place for another go.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 8 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Personally, I’m counting on Zephram Cochran flagging down some Vulcans to help us out. Rebuilding should take 100 years tops

[–] SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

What if Cochran turns out to be a drunk disillusioned Musk in this timeline?

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Wasn’t he kinda in that timeline? But he had Lilly to keep him in line, and I wouldn’t want to cross her!

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

He was a selfish drunk, but he had the spirit where it counts. Musk has no spirit, hes just a man child.

[–] gregorum@lemm.ee 3 points 6 months ago

Hmmm… true… I dunno. I think Cochran really changed his tune when he met the Vulcans and it was supposed to be symbolic of the change humanity would undergo.

But would Musk undergo the same change? Eh, you’re right: I doubt he would be so altruistic under the same circumstances.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 1 points 6 months ago

The worse the world becomes, the more I wonder if Posadas was right.

[–] Syntha@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

The problem with cannibalism is that once you develop a taste for it, it becomes difficult to stop

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

Last time they did it in africa... well I'm sure the following starvation was just a coincidence.

[–] DieguiTux8623@feddit.it 18 points 6 months ago

Someone wants people to believe we need to grow... The environmental impact says otherwise.

[–] JustARaccoon@lemmy.world 6 points 6 months ago

They won't care. The investors can't think past next quarter.

[–] xmunk@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 months ago

So you're saying we should sharpen the national razor?