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beelzael in Finance and Economy • 27 days ago

Being hit by luck with one of those is always great. But - the first internet companies mostly went away. Same goes for cameras, being quickly replaced by phones. Bitcoin is not a company, so that's a good thing, yet there are many other blockchain-technologies that will most likely be more successful in the future. And so on.

Retirement is in community. It's important to create community and contribute to it while doing well - creating it by ourselves, in a certain way. There are many "poor" people who are abandoned by political structures, yet somewhat happy. Because they built and maintained relationships within their neighborhood while younger. It's not a guarantee, of course, values degenerate, too. But finding those we could lean on when money went away?

And finding what we could give them? Gardening skills with brain are a big part. Being able to somehow adapt gardening to the new environments by different interconnected mechanisms to save water, keep warm, keep from being burnt, keep the soil rich and such are trades of the future that can be developed now.

And even if a miracle happens and global climate change is suddenly not as urgent anymore - those skills won't go away. Solving one problem leads to being more capable of solving the next.

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tarazkp 26 days ago

But - the first internet companies mostly went away.

He saw the internet as a fad - not the internet businesses. He didn't think the internet would last. And digital cameras in phones, are still digital cameras! :D For him, he didn't understand the tech, but saw himself as very technical.

Retirement is in community. It's important to create community and contribute to it while doing well - creating it by ourselves, in a certain way.

I completely agree. But I also don't think it is possible to create a billion tiny communes at a practical level. It might be possible digitally. I think these days, it would lead to continual micro war.

I do think that pretty much all resources in the world should be put toward improving energy generation, water usage, taking pollution out of the environment and improving human wellbeing at the core.

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beelzael 26 days ago

I'd absolutely vote for that, but the interest is just not there - yet. Recycling and water management will be a big thing in the future, but as well controlled by financials.

I do think that a billion tiny communes can have a big effect, as we experienced them for centuries in villages. There is a lot more potential there than people give credit. And it can be very practical to have them within a state, as that won't go away and values won't miraculously re-appear. But on the basic need level, villages are the go-to for me. Much can be done when people have the right mindset.

Digitally, yes, I'd be in for that, too. I am, commenting here. There is absolutely potential in digital communities. The thing is that digital communities do not have the same abilities to quickly help each other on a material level. Sending a meal via Uber eats to a member who's sick is a nice gesture, yet still anonymous compared to stopping by at the doorstep and checking in, exchanging a few words in person. Digitalizing that is a mistake in my opinion, it further fragments society as we look for like-minded people far away instead of confronting ourselves with the dissent we receive when discussing with our neighbors. That confrontation is needed, accepting the other as such, as different, and learn with that.

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