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TheSingulatarian t1_iwja782 wrote

Reply to comment by gynoidgearhead in A typical thought process by Kaarssteun

Right now we have an fossil fuel maximizer running. It is destroying the planet.

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gynoidgearhead t1_iwjuj2t wrote

I'm not even sure it's "just" a fossil fuel maximizer. If it wasn't fossil fuels, it'd be some other material thing that would be the backbone of the capitalistic economy. Really, its utility function is the concentration of economic power into the hands of the wealthy few - i.e., "number go up".

But yeah, right now it's fossil fuels and it's going to destroy the biosphere.

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visarga t1_iwk7vbl wrote

Exploration is necessary but risk is expensive. If you want innovation you got to have rewards or some other forcing factor, such as imminent danger.

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