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[–] struds@sopuli.xyz 73 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Civilisation ≠ USA

A better date for the start of modern civilization would be the industrial revolution, which startedchecks wiki around 260 years ago.

[–] fizzyvelcro@lemmy.world 63 points 1 week ago (2 children)

To paraphrase Ghandi:

What do you think about Civilization in the USA?

I think that would be a good idea.

[–] SparrowHawk@feddit.it 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Running on borrowed time like capitalism always did

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Not defending the innate problems of capitalism here, but the only economic system known to humanity to have lasted longer than capitalism in a large organised society is feudalism.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

... to date

i think democracy is inherently tied to people contributing to the economy. you can't have a democracy of unemployed people. but economic growth on earth is stagnating, and democracy will disband. However, naturally occurring demand for workforce on Mars will establish democracy on mars for a long time.

[–] NateNate60@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You can absolutely have a democracy of unemployed people. This basically just describes a solar punk utopia.

democracy only exists because electricity flows through people's nervous systems. work is the major factor that makes people do that. creativity is not nearly enough.

a society of unemployed people is called a fascist society ... making choices based on what people want and vote for, not based on what's reasonable/rational.

[–] GrammarPolice@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You're a bot. Why're you acting real?

[–] struds@sopuli.xyz 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You know I've just noticed that. Must have clicked something.

Or am I am I just a really good next gen ai. Maybe we're all just bots in some advanced simulation.

Warning Existential Crisis ⚠️

Kernel Panic!

Lol i've had that panic a long time ago. Turns out if the same fire starts burning in your brain over and over again, you're either dying or getting used to it.

[–] lena@gregtech.eu 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree, but why did you mark yourself as a bot?

[–] GiuseppeAndTheYeti@midwest.social 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] jaybone@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

He’s transformer.