Now is it supposed to be a war economy?
Let’s make the current situation clear: we are, without a doubt, crossing planetary boundaries. The climate crisis is particularly worrying. The number of natural disasters is increasing massively, and with it the risk of a new pandemic. And that’s just one example of the horror that awaits us. So why should we continue as before? We should take action now to save as many people as possible.
Capitalism only leaves ruins. Because he knows nothing other than growth, which has destructive effects. In the context of a war economy, states must intervene, they must set goals and ensure that they are achieved. There will be no way around rationing certain goods.
This idea will not win you much applause.
I’m definitely a realist. In my book I make suggestions and point out dangers, all supported by arguments. Elon Musk wants to go to Mars, but we should really treat our Earth better.
Elon Musk, Sam Altman and other tech entrepreneurs predict a carefree future for humanity through the further development of artificial intelligence.
Elon Musk tells us tall tales – like everyone else. The future actually looks bleak. There will also be no world of abundance. In fact, environmental destruction and the climate crisis will cause scarcity. Sam Altman is at least a little more honest than Musk, because the OpenAI boss believes it is conceivable that in the future “a few naturally limited resources such as land” could “rise more dramatically” in price.
Now land is limited but quite important.
Without land, water, food and energy, things will look bleak. We need them to survive. Cheap electric cars and a low-cost ChatGPT are all well and good, but without food and water we die. What Musk and his colleague Peter Thiel are planning amounts to technofascism and climate fascism at the same time. These people see the danger of failure in the current crisis. So they’re not all that optimistic about the technology’s possibilities for the future.
Rather, they are concerned that there will be further tensions with ecological collapse and increasing economic inequality. They want to protect their own lives and wealth, so they invent these surveillance and control technologies. They don’t really want to go to Mars either, they want to survive on Earth. In New Zealand for example. Technofascism ultimately divides people into two groups: those who can be saved because of their wealth. And those who are left alone.
