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We've clearly created a utopia. (startrek.website)

submitted 9 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/memes@lemmy.world

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[-] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

Y’know…I’m reading The Way We Never Were by Stephanie Coontz.

For much of humanity’s time in modern civilization, everyone worked. Constantly. From childhood to old age. The worst period was from industrialization to the labor movement. Literally worked to death. Probably one of the worst periods in human history with massive disparity and horrendous working conditions. The modern era is luxurious for many compared to what we used to have.

[-] afox@lemmy.world 11 points 9 months ago

I appreciate the balanced perspective you brought to the table. Modern life is fantastic in so many ways. This post hits so close though because despite the reality most of us yearn for something more. Not wealth per say; freedom to work to live vs most seemingly living to work. The vast imbalance is horrible and most of us aren't having the best time. Says a comfortable software engineer who is is doing... OK but seriously as a society we should have figured out some semblance of proper balance by now.

[-] DeVaolleysAdVocate@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I think something like the idea of the consensus engine would greatly help us if it could be built. It's not a magic bullet but it would provide so many avenues for not making things worse