Pockets of humanity will endure this at least as well as they endured the Ice Age or the Toba Explosion. But there’s around 8 billion of us bouncing around today. The transition down to something like even just 1 billion would be nightmarish to live through.
This isn’t a question of humanity hitting the “off” switch nearly so much as it is asking ourselves how we want our grandchildren to live a century from now.
The wealthy overlords require a multitude of cheap labor to retain their wealth. That’s why they are so concerned about falling birth rates - listen to any of them talk about it, it has nothing to do with concern for the planet like any of the rest of us (less demand on resources that we are already depleting, etc), they are concerned about maintaining the current rates of production and labor if the next generations are smaller and smaller. Sure, Vance is talking about it from a “family values” perspective, because that’s a cloak he thinks his base will listen to, but listen to Musk talk about it, or any of the “pro-natalist” movement.
Best part is those bunkers will be filled a handful of physically weak billionaires and money makers surrounded and outnumbered by well trained soldiers, mercenaries and military people. The wealthy owners believe that they hired honourable, loyal dedicated soldiers … but once the lights go out and everyone is on their own, who do you think will want to take over those bunkers?
Also the collars aren’t immune to simple brute force attacks. A careful angle grinder can nullify it. Do that to the entire security team and now there’s a new warlord in town.
But there will be fewer of us to collect, process, and deliver those resources. This means that those of us who are left will be able to command higher wages and better working conditions. (Not high or better enough, mind you, but higher and better.)
There are upsides… humanity kills themselves and earth will recover eventually.
Pockets of humanity will endure this at least as well as they endured the Ice Age or the Toba Explosion. But there’s around 8 billion of us bouncing around today. The transition down to something like even just 1 billion would be nightmarish to live through.
This isn’t a question of humanity hitting the “off” switch nearly so much as it is asking ourselves how we want our grandchildren to live a century from now.
Or to our wealthy overlords … it will kill off the “surplus population” and leave more room and resources for them.
The wealthy overlords require a multitude of cheap labor to retain their wealth. That’s why they are so concerned about falling birth rates - listen to any of them talk about it, it has nothing to do with concern for the planet like any of the rest of us (less demand on resources that we are already depleting, etc), they are concerned about maintaining the current rates of production and labor if the next generations are smaller and smaller. Sure, Vance is talking about it from a “family values” perspective, because that’s a cloak he thinks his base will listen to, but listen to Musk talk about it, or any of the “pro-natalist” movement.
That’s the funniest thing. The wealthy have bunkers and all that but don’t have the skills to actually survive.
Best part is those bunkers will be filled a handful of physically weak billionaires and money makers surrounded and outnumbered by well trained soldiers, mercenaries and military people. The wealthy owners believe that they hired honourable, loyal dedicated soldiers … but once the lights go out and everyone is on their own, who do you think will want to take over those bunkers?
That’s why the billionaires want shock collars on their security squads.
As if ex-special forces don’t get anti-interrogation training, oh and lock picking training.
They really are just a bunch of greedy idiots.
Also the collars aren’t immune to simple brute force attacks. A careful angle grinder can nullify it. Do that to the entire security team and now there’s a new warlord in town.
Makes a lot of sense Muskrat is pouring money into the neurolink.
But there will be fewer of us to collect, process, and deliver those resources. This means that those of us who are left will be able to command higher wages and better working conditions. (Not high or better enough, mind you, but higher and better.)
That’s why they’re investing heavily in AI
Ask the Irish about that.
Which is what our class wars will be based on … which group should be left or eliminated in order to serve the masters because one group has to go.
I mean maybe, that’s a long shot. I also don’t think its worth killing everything currently on the planet that didn’t have a choice in the matter.