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llmart

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23. And I'll ask you another question...

Fri Mar 16, 2018, 10:08 AM

Mar 2018

Can you estimate the percentage of people who even knew who Stephen Hawking was and what he was?

I'll wager a bet that more people know who Kim Kardashian is or Beyonce or.......I could go on.

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Stephen Hawking's final words to the internet: [View all] poboy2 Mar 2018 OP

We know how that would go njhoneybadger Mar 2018 #1

Don't you mean... Plucketeer Mar 2018 #6

Pretty much...... SergeStorms Mar 2018 #37

Thank you Lucinda Mar 2018 #2

One day, machines will consume capitalism. n/t RKP5637 Mar 2018 #3

This was the premise of Frederik Pohl's classic "The Midas Plague" - 1954 !! Pluvious Mar 2018 #39

Interesting find. Thanks. oasis Mar 2018 #43

Thanks! RKP5637 Mar 2018 #46

Thanks for posting and the link. Laffy Kat Mar 2018 #4

Thank you for spreading this. Humanity is at risk. -nt poboy2 Mar 2018 #25

Blue wave pill Roland99 Mar 2018 #5

Its a good message by a reputable thinker. He would want his words poboy2 Mar 2018 #45

That's scary. nt Honeycombe8 Mar 2018 #7

Technological singularity poboy2 Mar 2018 #8

While I agree. Blue_true Mar 2018 #30

Doctor Evil.... Koch and Mercer Families gain full control. magicarpet Mar 2018 #41

Actually. Blue_true Mar 2018 #51

You're right. Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #49

I just read this twice SCantiGOP Mar 2018 #9

My answer to your question... llmart Mar 2018 #19

What a depressing answer SCantiGOP Mar 2018 #22

And I'll ask you another question... llmart Mar 2018 #23

Can you change your screen name SCantiGOP Mar 2018 #58

I think that a lot of the moron's voters BigmanPigman Mar 2018 #10

His moronic cult... llmart Mar 2018 #21

The extremely wealthy have already figured it out FakeNoose Mar 2018 #29

Why are we here? poboy2 Mar 2018 #31

When the mind is afraid, there always has been the tendency to value seemingly simpler times. Blue_true Mar 2018 #32

That is, unfortunately, the core of the conservative mindset. Caliman73 Mar 2018 #38

Can't sell product the machine makes to people with no money to buy them. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #11

Thats where credit comes in quakerboy Mar 2018 #16

Loaning against souls I guess. Sophia4 Mar 2018 #44

Control quakerboy Mar 2018 #59

K&R Puzzler Mar 2018 #12

K&R burrowowl Mar 2018 #13

Wow. nt zentrum Mar 2018 #14

Agreed. Capitalism sucks. PatrickforO Mar 2018 #15

Wrong wrong wrong. Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #24

Ah, Bernardo, thank you for a thoughtful response. You and I are closer in opinion, PatrickforO Mar 2018 #34

both good points - but consider Locrian Mar 2018 #35

I like your use of words - corporatism. Yes I can certainly accept that. PatrickforO Mar 2018 #36

hey - thanks for that book link! Locrian Mar 2018 #42

Thank you so much for your posts! LiberalLovinLug Mar 2018 #54

Similarly, thank you for the time & thought in your response. Yes we have much common ground. . nt Bernardo de La Paz Mar 2018 #53

Glad this is so popular. The recs exploded, wow. poboy2 Mar 2018 #17

Then the machines will kill the rich people masters LOL titaniumsalute Mar 2018 #18

Thanks, Professor. IluvPitties Mar 2018 #20

Yeah. I've been saying this for years. malthaussen Mar 2018 #26

Riders of the Purple Wage From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia poboy2 Mar 2018 #33

🕯 underpants Mar 2018 #27

Brilliant scientist and social critic. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2018 #28

This Reddit was from 2 years ago SpankMe Mar 2018 #40

I don't fully agree with him. People get satisfaction out of doing work. LisaM Mar 2018 #47

No one is questioning the alleged character building or 'joy' of work. poboy2 Mar 2018 #48

Of course I don't think that, and I tried to choose my words carefully. LisaM Mar 2018 #50

Work is good 2left4u Mar 2018 #52

okay, not the subject of the OP in the least, but carry on. poboy2 Mar 2018 #55

LOL 2left4u Mar 2018 #56

Maybe that's WHY they were his FINAL words rocktivity Mar 2018 #57