The Internet also say so- see for example: https://www.technologyreview.com/emtech/12/
received this morning, one suggestion from many that technological progress COULD contribute to the solving of Humanity's great problems. I am just working on a blog publication about effectiveness and efficiency- in two parts- 1- about the dark side of these concepts and 2- about efficiency of/in cold fusion/LENR research. Only commercial LENR could contribute to problem solving- something much better than combustion, fission, wind and solar energy -and the efforts/results ratio was very small till now. LENR per se is wicked problem. Peter On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 11:02 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson < svj.orionwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I have the experience of 45 years of Communism and now 22 years of > > nascent capitalism. The Kaltwasser Doctrine (see on my blog) applies to > > both but Capitalism is definitelly better.if you like work,education and > > have good inititiatives. I have learned that it is an immense difference > > between social theories and social practice so > > I am more than skepticalregarding redistribution. > > It can be imagined a complex, slow, developing system for diminishing > > the Gini coefficients of a state but the resistance will be fierce. > > The social problems are very wicked everywhere. > > Peter, > > You have accumulated far more first-hand experience than I have > assembled within my 60 years of life. I am not in a position to > challenge what you had to endure either, nor do I want to. I'm glad > you survived in order to tell us all what you experienced. > > Perhaps I error on this point but I will assume that some Vorts may > have come to the conclusion that I must be some kind of a communist at > heart. Jojo certainly seems to have labeled me as such, along with a > few other derogatory terms. But no matter. FWIW, I continue perceive > myself as a capitalist at heart. In my view, those who work harder, > those who continue to innovate and bring improvements into the > everyday lives of others should be rewarded. I suspect capitalism, > flawed it may be, is probably better at compensating such individuals > than any other system. It's imperative that Incentives and rewards be > in place. > > However... > > It's my suspicion that with ensuing advancements of technology, > automation and robotics, traditional capitalism as it is currently > practiced will have to evolve... perhaps radically. I personally > suspect that capitalism will eventually have to incorporate a number > of socialistic concepts into its fundamental core, particularly things > like universal health care. Capitalism, in turn, will have to improve > on many of these socialistic "rights". I think most capitalistic > societies will eventually come around to a realization that what used > to be considered privileged "benefits" that only the rich and well off > could afford should be perceived as universal rights that are to be > bestowed on all of its citizens. Such benefits would include > unemployment compensation that, if warranted, simultaneously > incorporates "free" job re-training. Eventually, free advanced > eduction should become another inevitable universal right as well. > However, I think such benefits will only be possible through the > continued advances of technology, automation and robotics. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com
