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t1_j5e1wfz wrote

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> Reality seems to disagree with this point

Really? Being an engineer doesn’t automatically make you an expert in a different field from your own

> Because they’ve created new technology? Which fixes problems, thus progress?

And how is giving them the means of production automatically progress

> Being a worker doesn’t make you a capitalist.

Only the scientists and engineers owning capital would make them the capitalists

> The big idea is that everyone whos educated or trained in technical occupations would be making decisions together.

That’s how every business works, especially tech companies. Teams make decisions together

> Singapore has nothing to do with the movement

All policy in Singapore is crafted by experts in their field. Even in China, all the politburo members (the guys in charge of the country) have STEM degrees. Xi for example is an Industrial Engineer

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t1_j5dc7j8 wrote

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> progressive engineers look like and advocated for. They’re anti-capitalism and pro-scientism.

Engineers are well known for being morons outside of their field. Pretty ironic being “pro-scientism” and being against evidence based economic policy

> Progress, is taking the means of production out of the hands of capitalists.

Why is that progress?

> And placing it in the hands of technicians, engineers, and scientists.

And thereby making them capitalists themselves. What a big brain move. Anyways, pretty much every tech company gives equity as a form of compensation with most of the early employees (mostly all scientists and engineers) became very wealthy if the company is successful.

> Elon has not used his wealth to make this possible. Because he’s a businessman.

And has a masters in Physics, which means he is a scientist owning the means of production

> a left-wing movement known as Technocracy

Singapore is an actual technocracy and is very right-wing

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t1_j5d7jrz wrote

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> Why do people always defend billionaires.

Correcting misinformation is bad if it is against undesirable people now?

> Every penny of their fortune comes from paying a person below a living wage.

Labor theory of value BS. This has been debunked over a century ago

> We are past the point that capitalism doesn’t need all of us to work anymore

We are not at that point. Maybe by the end of the decade though

> If we want a mars colony it should be run by the government like any other city.

The people on the Mars colony will form their own government, likely a direct democracy since the population will be so low

> We are capable of providing a living wage

Every westerner makes a living wage. You guys are so privileged and don’t realize it

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