From: Brent Allsop (allsop@fc.hp.com)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 09:43:37 MDT
"Zero Powers" <zero_powers@hotmail.com> pointed out:
> > There is the kicker - "no competition"! In the past we had to
> >compete to survive. That is the law when there is no other more
> >intelligent way to progress. But once anyone or anything achieves the
> >intelligence required to progress more intentionally than via
> >"survival of the fittest" all the rules change drastically. No longer
> >are we competing, now we are communicating and sharing. If anyone
> >anywhere grows, learns, and so on and so forth, it is better for us
> >all.
> Do you realize that you are advocating communism (or at least
> socialism) here? Is that the future you envision?
Wow, good point. I never thought of it this way. But, no,
that is not quite the future I envision. I simply envision us moving
away from survival of the fittest where everything that is not the
fittest dies, to adoption/communication/selling of the fittest where
everyone adopts that which is the fittest and which they most prefer.
Once we can communicate and learn from each other, there is no need
for the less fit to simply die. When one company fails, everyont that
worked for that company goes and gets a new job, they don't die.
Also, communism is forced cooperation, which I don't believe
is good at all. I believe the more we progress the more volunteer
charity work is done. This is true even if we are spending less of a
percentage of our total output on charity and philanthropy, the total
work is still growing exponential along with everything else. You
must admit that even in free market countries, there is ever
increasing amount of charity work going on. Such provides a kind of
minimum standard to all beings which is ever growing and improving.
Hopefully this safety net will soon cross an important threshold and
be able to guarantee at least survival for all sentient beings. Heck,
I think even the Amish will be guaranteed their ability to remain
human, live short suffering lives without technology, and so on and
so forth for as long as they choose such, thanks to the supper
advanced and intelligent beings very small charitable contributions
which will make living lake that much easier than it is today?
At the top end, though, let the competition continue, and may
the best be that which is eventually adopted and chosen by all the
rest. This isn't communism is it?
Brent
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