This is wrong in the sense that modern mixed economies are already post-capitalist if you take a narrow view of capitalism, and also almost certainly wrong if you take the broader view of capitalism which encompasses the modern mixed economy (say, any system featuring private ownership of the means of production even if the practical exercise of control of owners is constrained by democratically constituted public authority enforcing some views of the common interest.)
“Late-stage capitalism” wishcasting may be the most annoying current form of secular millenarian eschatology.
You're right. I should have said: "we're in the final stages of any semblance of socioeconomic mobility within a free market system".
> “Late-stage capitalism” wishcasting may be the most annoying current form of secular millenarian eschatology.
This is a luxury belief one can adopt nearer to the apex of the pyramid and when not amongst the literally billions of people being crushed at the bottom. You should try putting in 60+ hours of blue collar labor across 3 different jobs just to end up paycheck to paycheck in the slummiest part of a major US city. And that would still be miles better than where most people are at in the rest of the world.
> You're right. I should have said: "we're in the final stages of any semblance of socioeconomic mobility within a free market system".
"Free-market system" isn't a thing that actually exists in the real world, but even leaving that aside, no, that's not defensible, either.
> > “Late-stage capitalism” wishcasting may be the most annoying current form of secular millenarian eschatology.
> This is a luxury belief one can adopt nearer to the apex of the pyramid and when not amongst the literally billions of people being crushed at the bottom.
It's exactly the opposite: eschatological wishcasting doesn't contribute to solving problems; it is a luxury belief one can adopt nearer to the apex of the pyramid, etc., etc., without any cost, and without any motivation to do something because the problem will be imminently fixed by the teleological design of the universe.
> You should try putting in 60+ hours of blue collar labor across 3 different jobs just to end up paycheck to paycheck in the slummiest part of a major US city. And that would still be miles better than where most people are at in the rest of the world.
"Lots of people live in crappy conditions" doesn't support either your original or revised description, however true it certainly is, and however much of an urgent problem it is to address.
So people outside of Silicon Valley are virtuous and selfless?
These kind of regulations are self defeating unless hard sanctions or trade bans are placed on countries that don’t adhere to similar AI guidelines.
Eg, China and manufacturing. China grew its manufacturing base by violating labor and environmental standards and now the same people who tout AI safety are against any restrictions on China.
yes and - the FoundationModel approach encases un-duplicatable master-models as central providers with faucets -- perfect fit for technocracy fueled with cash looking for a return.
