Anonymous
asked:
Why do you think it is that the discourse in general talks about economic inequality from technology driven labor obsolescence as a force of nature? We can, it seems, make pretty good predictions with how technology will advance over time but a lot of people seem to think certain social effects are inherently tied to them when we are the ones who will be deciding what moves to make next aside from unexpected events i.e. a massive earthquake disrupts infrastructure in a huge way or something
answered:
I mean “we” decide but in a distributed and uncoordinated way that feels like an unstoppable force of nature.
Did “we” decide to redesign our entire lives around car transport at an official meeting in the early 20th century, for example.