Clueless, DEAD wrong, AND delusional. All in one email post! Great work, Jed.
On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > I wrote: > > >> If I succeed at promoting cold fusion and it becomes generally used, I >> shall play an important role in changing the world more than Marxism and >> Capitalism combined. >> > > That sounds like hyperbole, but I mean it. I think that Marxism and > capitalism are both on their way out. As we have discussed here, I think > robots and intelligent computers will compel us to adapt a new form of > economy that is neither capitalist or communist. > > Capitalism began around the year 1500, gradually replacing feudalism. > Communism began around 1850. Both are now in their twilight. I expect that > by 2100 we will have a new economic system. Unlike every previous system it > will not mainly depend on the exchange of human labor for goods and > services. It remains to be seen what it will be like. I hope it will be > better for everyone, and better for the ecology, but you never know how > things will turn out. > > If cold fusion succeeds I expect it will last much longer than 500 years, > and ultimately it will have a larger impact than capitalism had. If the > human race survives for millions of years -- as I hope it will -- over the > next few million years cold fusion should have roughly the same impact as > the discovery of fire. Unless something better is discovered. > > People who have not read history have the notion that institutions such as > capitalism, nation states, universities, corporations and so on have been > part of society forever and they will always be with us. Actually, they are > recent inventions and there is no reason to think they will continue > centuries into the future. They will continue as long as people find them > useful. > > - Jed > >
