Tag Archives: Extropia DaSilva

alternative plans for the end of jobs

Posted on January 17, 2017 by extropiadasilva

Work to earn a living! (STEEMED) It’s been promoted as the best and most honourable way to gain capital, and has served us for millennia. Since time immemorial, people have wanted goods and services, and those goods and services have … Continue reading →

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HUMAN NATURE (?)

Posted on July 23, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HUMAN NATURE (?) (This essay is the ninth part of the series ‘How Jobs Destroyed Work’) There is this commonly-held belief that there are people who ‘don’t want to work’. I find it hard to believe that any such person … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART FOUR)

Posted on June 18, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART FOUR) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA PATERNALISM Some businesses operate what might be called a paternalistic model. Under this model, a company’s ‘stakeholders’- its owners, employees and customers- are all well taken care of. The pay is … Continue reading →

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HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK (PART THREE) OVERWORK

Posted on June 11, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW JOBS DESTROY WORK (PART THREE) by EXTROPIA DaSILVA OVERWORK Overwork is something that does not exist in nature. When wage labour is described as a form of slavery people sometimes object by pointing out that working is simply an … Continue reading →

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SCARCITY…?

Posted on February 17, 2016 by extropiadasilva

SCARCITY…? by Extropia DaSilva INTRODUCTION Scarcity, it’s a fact of life. Whether it be lack of money, lack of time, or lack of food, we have all experienced scarcity in one form or another. It’s so fundamental in our experiences, … Continue reading →

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WHAT FIRE HAS DONE FOR US.

Posted on December 21, 2015 by extropiadasilva

WHAT FIRE DID FOR US. According to Greek legend, the titan Prometheus so angered the gods, he was punished by being chained to a rock and having his liver pecked out by an eagle for all eternity. What crime was … Continue reading →

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WE ARE VR PART THREE: WORK

Posted on September 19, 2015 by extropiadasilva

PART THREE: WORK. So you have completed your augmented-reality education, graduated from your virtual university and now you are ready to enter the job market. But what kinds of work will await you in a world where computer-generated fantasies blend … Continue reading →

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HAVE I ALREADY GROWN BEYOND MY PRIMARY?

Posted on June 21, 2014 by extropiadasilva

  As some of you may know, I once proposed something I called ‘Poor Man’s Uploading’ that could possibly work for digital people like myself. This form of ‘uploading’ starts with the premise that a digital person is a fictional … Continue reading →

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Thinkers April 01 2014: Oculus Rift and Facebook

Posted on April 5, 2014 by extropiadasilva

Extropia DaSilva: Welcome back to Thinkers! After its long absence due to pointless bloody clock changes (mutters) [2014/04/01 15:30] Extropia DaSilva: so this week the topic is…. [2014/04/01 15:30] Extropia DaSilva: What does Facebook want with VR? [2014/04/01 15:30] Zobeid … Continue reading →

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Thinkers Jan 28 2014: Post-human families (with guest chairperson Zobeid Zuma)

Posted on February 2, 2014 by extropiadasilva

Zobeid Zuma: okay… So! [2014/01/28 15:34]  Extropia DaSilva: how alien that must feel. [2014/01/28 15:34]  Rhiannon of the Birds (rhiannon.dragoone): Oh, it did when I first stopped s tripping–wearing clothes at work?  Seemed weird. [2014/01/28 15:35]  Zobeid Zuma: A couple … Continue reading →

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