Re: Death of Leisure? (was Re: Trans-extropian principles)

From: Tim Freeman (tim@infoscreen.com)
Date: Tue Jul 30 1996 - 22:00:55 MDT


From: hanson@dosh.hum.caltech.edu (Robin Hanson)
>Just because things will get competitive doesn't mean you can't have
>fun indefinitely if you choose. Just get rich enough before the
>transition, and resist the urge to spend it all or copy yourself.

Well, maybe. If property rights hold up well enough, then yes, I
suppose that might work. If the pleasure-seeker is too slow in
adopting advanced technology, then I suspect their property rights
would be violated somehow.

Tim Freeman



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