Comments on: Music Piracy and Star Trek http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/ Andy Simpson's personal blog. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 05:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: aiusepsi http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-805 aiusepsi Mon, 08 Feb 2010 18:08:54 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/#comment-805 See, the interesting thing is to if you can use a replicator to (easily) manufacture new replicators. If you can, then you're going to get extremely rapid proliferation of the technology. Otherwise, I imagine you're right, you could end up in the most unequal distribution of wealth that has ever been seen in human history. Takes a special kind of bastard to leave people out of utopia, though.<br><br>I really should get around to reading some of the Culture novels, I've heard very interesting things. Alas, my book backlog is a mile long and I keep buying new books (<a href="http://goodreads.com/aiusepsi" rel="nofollow">http://goodreads.com/aiusepsi</a>) so it might have to wait a while. See, the interesting thing is to if you can use a replicator to (easily) manufacture new replicators. If you can, then you're going to get extremely rapid proliferation of the technology. Otherwise, I imagine you're right, you could end up in the most unequal distribution of wealth that has ever been seen in human history. Takes a special kind of bastard to leave people out of utopia, though.

I really should get around to reading some of the Culture novels, I've heard very interesting things. Alas, my book backlog is a mile long and I keep buying new books (http://goodreads.com/aiusepsi) so it might have to wait a while.

]]> By: jenny_mohan http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-804 jenny_mohan Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:06:03 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/#comment-804 Replicators would, yes, lead to a practically post-scarcity economy although I think it would make the rich richer and the poor, comparitively, even poorer, because I expect we in the west would have the latest and most accurate replicators and poorer countries would either have no access to the technology whatsoever or would have outdated and poorer models.<br><br>Also a truly post-scarcity economy would be something like Bank's The Culture, which would be really interesting. Replicators would, yes, lead to a practically post-scarcity economy although I think it would make the rich richer and the poor, comparitively, even poorer, because I expect we in the west would have the latest and most accurate replicators and poorer countries would either have no access to the technology whatsoever or would have outdated and poorer models.

Also a truly post-scarcity economy would be something like Bank's The Culture, which would be really interesting.

]]> By: aiusepsi http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-801 aiusepsi Thu, 04 Feb 2010 02:56:22 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/#comment-801 <a href="http://wiki.disqus.net/FAQ#Whatarecloutpoints.3F" rel="nofollow">http://wiki.disqus.net/FAQ#Whatarecloutpoints.3F</a> http://wiki.disqus.net/FAQ#Whatarecloutpoints.3F

]]> By: Josh http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Josh Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:50:49 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/#comment-800 Also, I have a point. Not sure why, but it says next to my name here /| (attempt at an up arrow) that I have 3 comments 0 likes and 1 point. When were points awarded? Also, I have a point. Not sure why, but it says next to my name here /| (attempt at an up arrow) that I have 3 comments 0 likes and 1 point. When were points awarded?

]]> By: Josh http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/comment-page-1/#comment-799 Josh Wed, 03 Feb 2010 20:49:36 +0000 http://aiusepsi.co.uk/2010/music-piracy-and-star-trek/#comment-799 Danm you, now I am reading about Von Neumann machines and not doing work / preparing / anything useful. Danm you, now I am reading about Von Neumann machines and not doing work / preparing / anything useful.

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