Politics in the US has come to be dominated by people who make a virtue of ignorance

[ThaG]

In a supposed society of all intellectuals, those people will looked upon as the "dumb ones", just like many are now. Who the fuck WANTS to work at McDonalds? Who WANTS to work as a 7-11 employee all their life? Do you think these people WANT to make minimum wage? That is my point. I hate to corrolate dumb with low payin wages, but these people either lack the ability to accomplish, or lack the ability to want to accomplish. Dont get me wrong, i have met some interesting people working at minimum wage jobs, but the "dumb ones" sorely outweigh the bright, common sense filled ones. It is one thing to work at a fast food joint to get through college or even get through a job transition...but when you have been working the cash register at BK for 5 years...and you have just now borken the $10 plain...and your 35? Obviously, something else is goin on with that situation.

Why do you think McDonalds and 7-11 are something we absolutely need?

And who said they were? Where in my post did i say anything to the extent of denying ANYONE anything? I hope that ALL people persue bigger and better things, but becuase some DONT, WONT, or CANT, they end up taking the mimimum wage jobs...the jobs that people with PhD's dont want to take or dont NEED to take.



Even if this is the case, a HS diploma means SHIT these days. Unless you have completed 2 years at a college level, many of those same HS diploma jobs from 15 years ago, wont even look at your applicaiton beyond that point.

it's not about the meaning of a HS diploma today, it's about what high school education could be

 

[ThaG]

Dont even start in on him with that shit. If it were up to him, he would rid the world of 90% of its population becuase HE feels certain people do not deserve to live. For someone who laughs in the face of a "god", he sure feels ok playing one.

:ermm:

1. the percentage of people who have no business wasting our precious natural resources without contributing shit to humanity is much higher than 90

2. I have never said that this is the reason why we should get rid of 90% of the population, the reason is that we have to do that in order to survive as a civilization and maybe even as a species

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

1. I said "education/appreciation for education"

And i covered that in the next post.

2. In a high tech society a lot of the dirty unrewarding jobs can be outsourced to robots

Computers and robots can only do so much and can only do what WE tell them to do.

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

Why do you think McDonalds and 7-11 are something we absolutely need?

Who said we needed them? That isnt the point. Do you think 7-11's and McDonalds are gogin to all of a sudden disappear?

Once again, youre living in a "what if" world, when that is not the present or even the near future. As long as the global economy revolves around MONEY and POWER...7-11's and McDonalds will ALWAYS exist...period.

it's not about the meaning of a HS diploma today, it's about what high school education could be

Once agian with the "what if's". Why cant you ever speak about REALITY and the NOW/NEAR FUTURE? It seesm that you have some wild dreams that are only reachable in a alternate universe...you never address what WILL most likely happen nor do you speak on trends. You only talk about "if we do this (insert some outlandish idea), than this (insert some outlandish conclusion) will happen."

 

[Fucky McFuckerson]

1. the percentage of people who have no business wasting our precious natural resources without contributing shit to humanity is much higher than 90

Man, you ar epredictable. How does it feel to have an elitist attitude?

Your OPINION ≠ fact. Do not pass it on as such.

2. I have never said that this is the reason why we should get rid of 90% of the population, the reason is that we have to do that in order to survive as a civilization and maybe even as a species

You dont know that for sure now do you? This is speculation as of right now, thats it.

 

[ThaG]

And i covered that in the next post.

without actually understanding the subtlety of it

Computers and robots can only do so much and can only do what WE tell them to do.

that's exactly what is needed

 

[ThaG]

Who said we needed them? That isnt the point. Do you think 7-11's and McDonalds are gogin to all of a sudden disappear?

Once again, youre living in a "what if" world, when that is not the present or even the near future. As long as the global economy revolves around MONEY and POWER...7-11's and McDonalds will ALWAYS exist...period.




Once agian with the "what if's". Why cant you ever speak about REALITY and the NOW/NEAR FUTURE? It seesm that you have some wild dreams that are only reachable in a alternate universe...you never address what WILL most likely happen nor do you speak on trends. You only talk about "if we do this (insert some outlandish idea), than this (insert some outlandish conclusion) will happen."

I am talking about a society where most of our problems are eliminated, of course it is a "what if" world.

I have posted many times on what will most likely happen in the near and more distant future

 

[ThaG]

Man, you ar epredictable. How does it feel to have an elitist attitude?

Your OPINION ≠ fact. Do not pass it on as such.



You dont know that for sure now do you? This is speculation as of right now, thats it.

100% accurate predictions are hard to make, especially those concerning the future.

Here we're playing the probability game, and if the probability of something really bad happening multiplied by its cost is higher than the cost of doing something about it, then we should absolutely do something about it. Basic economics.

Awhile ago, I posted an article about the Great Filter, read it

 

[ThaG]

:ermm::ermm::ermm::ermm::ermm::ermm:

http://www.nationalpost.com/story.html?id=921477&p=1

 

[SeriouslyThug]

I was talking philosophically when I said that, actually I don't agree at all with you

In reality we can very well define who is a problem and who is not and this will be a very practical definition: we will not talk about who is smart and relative to who, we will talk about ignorance. And ignorant is everybody who lacks the basic knowledge needed to understand and appreciate the progress that mankind makes in science and technology to such a degree that he will not be opposed to it, definitely will not be actively against it, and possibly will embrace its results and implications and change his lifestyle/worldview based on them

your assumption is based on your subjective priorities which vary between persons.
Why should i care if science and technology has advanced or not?
Life is about how full you live IT, not how long you live.
To me my friend, you are already dead.

 

[ThaG]

your assumption is based on your subjective priorities which vary between persons.
Why should i care if science and technology has advanced or not?

Because if you do not, this means that your goals in life are limited to reproduction and survival, and you have no interest in understanding the world around you. Which means that you are no different than animals whose goals in life are also limited to survival and reproduction. And if we follow this line of reasoning, you should be treated as an animal, and not as a human, because you do not have what distinguishes humans from animals