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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The joy of actual numbers, was Democracy
Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2024 11:43:21 +0000
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On 07/11/2024 08:55, D wrote:
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> On Wed, 6 Nov 2024, Peter Flass wrote:
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>> Most of those require a skill or level of intelligence the average worker
>> doesn’t have. Drinking beer, smoking pot, and getting into trouble is
>> likely to be the major occupation of most people.
> 
> I think that sounds a bit derogatory. I believe that a lot of what you 
> say depends on culture and societys expectations. With a healthy 
> education system and a healthy society a lot of them would become nice, 
> productive human beings.

It doesn't matter if many of them don't.

If tech is doing the production, which is increasingly the case.

The damage is done when they start interfering with it, and getting 
stupid ideas in their heads. You end up with 'progressive liberals' and 
then everything GOES to pot.


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