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> I think the singular focus of this generation should be making sure we get to the latter.

How about keeping in mind that there are more than 1.2 billion people who live in extreme poverty around the world? Is that something you think about often? All those lives wasted living in misery? They don't get even a mention?

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Yea, actually I do, all the time. Being able to provide this to the citizens who are disparaged is the chief motivation.

I'll try and describe how they're one-in-the same. Simply put providing "Universal Basic Everything" has to come from locations where Golden Era progress has been made. This is because they've got the technology to do so. You're already seeing it now with vaccine distributions, food/water/schooling charities in 3rd world countries, etc. As you lift the quality of life in the developing world, so too comes the undeveloped world. Whole cities are being sponsored and brought up with the developed world.

It's about maximizing possible effect here. One can prop up third world countries, or we can focus efforts on building distribution networks of food, water, education and scaling them out to the developing world.

If we want to think on the order of centuries and not destroy ourselves, we need to make sure everyone's handled. Unfortunately, that starts with the people who have the capacity to destroy the world. This is a must, so that we can think on the order of centuries and build a better net tomorrow, for everyone.

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Interesting you say “if we’re to transition from the world of atoms to the world of bits, building software is gonna have to get A LOT better,” and also highlight “faster travel” and “city printing” as big problem spaces. I completely agree that we need better tools for building software. However, I think there is a clear path to building those tools and a lot of smart people working on this today. There seems to be comparatively less smart people seriously working on city printing and faster travel. If you had to pick one, more innovation in atoms? Or more innovation in bits?

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You should add "Corruption" to this list.

Americans and Europeans take advantage of how effectively their societies have rooted out corruption. If a policeman pulls you over for speeding, you get a speeding ticket - you don't get threatened or robbed. When you apply for a permit, you generally are treated and evaluated by a fair standard.

India, Africa, and several countries in Central / South America don't enjoy this luxury. Corruption is a huge drain on their economies. It imposes a constant economic tax that slows progress.

If you can find a way to use our digital contentedness to solve corruption, you could be making a huge difference in both the economic and justice systems of our species.

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Universal Basic Everything up to a minimum standard would effectively eliminate the ability to force non psychopathic people to do something against their beliefs. How can you bribe me when I dont have to worry about how I feed my family? Or worry about a house payment?

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I'm not saying a 4br house and a garden of food. More like a standard issue housing unit and 14 meal cubes per week. Not as dystopian ideally, but it would be a VERY basic.

Forcing people to take jobs right now so that their family can eat is barbaric. It results in a less qualified workforce since you're constantly balancing growth and survival.

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