Black Mirror’s not talking about Copiosis
Black Mirror attempts to paint a dark picture about current tech. It does a good job of this. But it is entertainment. And should be seen as such.
This is what wage slavery looks like
when people counter Copiosis by saying “who will do the jobs no one wants to do (even though people are doing them now)” what they are really saying is “those people doing the work that makes my life comfortable better keep doing it because I don’t want my life to change. I don’t care how much better off my life may become. And I don’t care how shitty that job their doing is. They have to keep doing it.”
Good news: the young are poorer than their parents!
Young people are screwed financially.
UBI and Copiosis: A comparison
UBI and Copiosis have some things in common. But they’re very different. For one, they’re both transitional strategies. Both strive to free people from problems caused by flagging capitalism. Both allow people to obtain their basic needs in some way. But that’s about where the similarities end.
Trump, Neo-Nazis indicate progress
There is no way around it: change isn’t coming. It has arrived. Fundamental Change is a done deal. We are in gloriously unprecedented times. The world is becoming more and more ripe.
When aggression is a cry for understanding
But after spending hours responding to commenters, calmly responding to their attacks with reason and civility – and at times some snarky humor – I realized something I hadn’t before: