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(Dis)honest ways to make it rich

Posted on May 8, 2017 by extropiadasilva

(DIS)HONEST WAYS TO MAKE IT RICH. Money. In a world where most things come with a price tag attached, we are all obliged to try and acquire the stuff. This can be achieved through fair means or foul. But what … Continue reading →

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A Warning For The Future

Posted on August 27, 2016 by extropiadasilva

A WARNING FOR THE FUTURE (This essay is the final part of the series ‘How Jobs Destroyed Work’) Earlier, we saw how market efficiency has no general consideration for what is being bought and sold. It really doesn’t care if … Continue reading →

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TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT

Posted on August 20, 2016 by extropiadasilva

TECHNOLOGICAL PROGRESS AND ITS IMPACT ON THE NECESSITY OF EMPLOYMENT (This essay is part thirteen of the series ‘HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK’) The 21st Century could well witness a conflict between two opposing drives: The drive to eliminate work and … Continue reading →

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HOW MONEY CAN DISINCENTIVIZE WORK

Posted on August 13, 2016 by extropiadasilva

HOW MONEY CAN DISINCENTIVIZE WORK (This essay is part twelve of the series HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK) Does monetary reward really provide the best incentive to work? If you live within a system that commodifies everything, turning it into private … Continue reading →

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OVERCONSUMPTION AND THE PERPETUATION OF SCARCITY

Posted on August 6, 2016 by extropiadasilva

(This essay is part eleven of the series HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK) Because we have built for ourselves a system that tends to cause debt to outgrow productive ability, it is essential for the perpetuation of such a system that … Continue reading →

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“INDENTURED SERVANTS TO A RULING CLASS OF FINANCIAL NOBILITY”: HOW MONEY DESTROYED WORK

Posted on July 30, 2016 by extropiadasilva

“INDENTURED SERVANTS TO A RULING CLASS OF FINANCIAL NOBILITY”: HOW MONEY DESTROYED WORK. (This essay is the tenth installment of the series HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK) When it comes to the topic of how money can destroy work, we encounter … 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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THE TECHNOLOGICAL PANOPTICON

Posted on July 16, 2016 by extropiadasilva

THE TECHNOLOGICAL PANOPTICON (This essay is part eight of the series ‘How Jobs Destroyed Work’)  Some observers, among them Noam Chomsky and Jaques Fresco, have noted how corporations tend to have the same organizational structure as fascist dictatorships. In other … Continue reading →

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MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND DETERIORATION OF WORK

Posted on July 9, 2016 by extropiadasilva

MANAGEMENT, TECHNOLOGY AND THE DETERIORATION OF WORK THIS ESSAY IS PART SEVEN OF THE SERIES “HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK”. Work combined with technology can make for a wonderful union. Described by W. Brian Arthur as ‘a reprogramming of nature’, technology … Continue reading →

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THE (INEVITABLE?) CORRUPTION OF FREE-MARKET CAPITALISM

Posted on July 2, 2016 by extropiadasilva

THE (INEVITABLE?) CORRUPTION OF FREE-MARKET CAPITALISM (THIS ESSAY IS PART SIX OF THE SERIES ‘HOW JOBS DESTROYED WORK’) From one perspective, what happened during the global financial crisis could be seen as either the failure of free market capitalism, or … Continue reading →

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