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tropicalia · 2019-08-13 12:02:19+00:00

And if it turns out (because times have changed) they no longer have enough "primitives" to do their dirty work for them - combined with all the cameras running, these days -

What then?

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announcerman | karma 123 | avg karma 2.93 · | 2018-02-20 09:00:08+00:00

As long as it isn't profitable to help the people left behind there won't be much done. Hopefully the people left behind will start making it unprofitable for the elites to ignore them. Probably won't happen though due to the vast amount of surveillance we're subjected to along with possible robotic police force in the future.

rowanG077 | karma 2770 | avg karma 0.92 · | 2021-04-07 01:49:00+00:00

It's also possible there no longer is an environment that supports these kind of people.

midoridensha | karma | avg karma · | 2022-12-05 22:22:05

When this happens, the machines will decide they don't need us any more and we'll be eliminated. I'm not entire sure the machines would be wrong.

pavel_lishin | karma 46523 | avg karma 3.63 · | 2017-03-13 11:29:34

Or they'll stop visiting the site.

wmil | karma 3348 | avg karma 3.46 · | 2021-01-14 08:18:44

The tech-priests will have lost the ability to fix it.

EddieRingle | karma 1382 | avg karma 8.53 · | 2017-08-03 19:17:19+00:00

What happens when sensible humans are no longer at the helm?

ttt_ | karma 1080 | avg karma 6.17 · | 2012-02-06 17:55:45+00:00

Perhaps this against the current behavior will lead them to exhaust their resources and make them naturally selectable for extinction as a business model.

They had their chance to evolve.

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rusk | karma 4087 | avg karma 1.67 · | 2021-01-18 09:15:50+00:00

Depends what they’re doing with the old ones ...

Narishma | karma 3253 | avg karma 1.67 · | 2021-03-23 20:43:56+00:00

Plenty of them have already gone away. If they don't have people maintaining them, they get dropped over time.

mesozoic | karma 634 | avg karma 0.94 · | 2019-01-04 22:09:47+00:00

They better be careful or we'll realize they do a pointless job and could just be gotten rid of completely.

s73v3r | karma 1357 | avg karma 0.92 · | 2015-11-30 18:28:07

They have the money. How in the hell are they going to "naturally" become obsolete?

hindsightbias | karma 3833 | avg karma 1.24 · | 2022-09-18 00:28:25

Where else are they going to go if they prefer this mess?

Why would they need to be replaced if they’re ultimately convinced to enter the 21st century?

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jedberg | karma 72921 | avg karma 5.98 · | 2017-12-18 17:10:41+00:00

I hope it's because services for them have picked up, funded by both public money and private (digital) donations.

But I suspect the real answer is something closer to "starving and dying". :(

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giantg2 | karma 18870 | avg karma 1.42 · | 2023-06-10 17:54:46

Unless they use other methods or restructure the current infrastructure.

ChrisClark | karma 2068 | avg karma 2.71 · | 2016-08-18 16:50:45+00:00

Years ago I used to think they would be replaced like everyone before them. But they've reached such a large mass of people, I'm not so sure anymore. It has to happen eventually, but I can't even guess when that would be anymore.

sm4rk0 | karma 697 | avg karma 1.98 · | 2020-09-05 07:28:13+00:00

They'll have hard time doing so as their time has passed. They should evolve or they will be obsoleted like dinosaurs.

danielheath | karma 3720 | avg karma 3.28 · | 2023-03-24 20:11:40

Yeah, and if they are financially wiped out they will no longer be able to do so.

annnnd | karma 1528 | avg karma 2.49 · | 2013-10-29 14:26:26

They already replaced them - with dolls who smile and nod kindly to the camera. Real power stays hidden.

dorian-graph | karma 1145 | avg karma 1.91 · | 2011-06-07 13:21:17+00:00

That's what I was thinking too. What will they do when they true business men run off? Who will they loot then?