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90% of what you said still relates to capitalism, more specifically surveillance capitalism.


> 90% of what you said still relates to capitalism

It relates to economics. Do you think a central planner would swear off robotics because it feels dehumanizing?


A central planner probably would've built mass transit back in the 50s. And most people wouldn't have cars. And the ones that did would be driving trabants.


> It relates to economics. Do you think a central planner would swear off robotics because it feels dehumanizing?

This is a straw man. There are many shades of grey between big companies, fueled by cheap VC money, that wipe out taxi drivers associated in small companies by operating at loss for many years and a centrally planned economy.




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