Linked by Nicholas Blachford on Wed 3rd Mar 2004 20:08 UTC
If it's AI and robots you wanted from this series then this one is for you. Artificial Intelligence exists today, when this and other technologies merge the result will be more like Science Fiction than any PC. The technology will be fantastic, the possibilities endless. Get it wrong, the consequences dire.
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"By the way, a mixture of Socialism and Capitalism sounds pretty much like Nazism to me"
I suggest you study politics more then. Nazism is a form of dictatorship whereas the combination of socialism and capitalism are defined as a democracy. Thoygh one should imo be aware that that doesn't say anything about how democratic the society is; democracy isn't a proposition. This combination of socialism and capitalism is the system some people from the US claim you and i as Benelux civilians are living in. Last time i checked, Flip de Winter isn't in power in Belgium.
Now that i've stated nazism is a form of dictatorship, or authorian society, it is the question wether such is possible in a democratic society. Yes, it is. Such a system is called an oligarchy.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligarchy
In fact, you don't have to think very hard to become aware the line between an oligarchian society and a plutocratic society is thin, at least.
If we, the people of our democratic countries, would be more aware of all the deals and public/bottom-pyramid information which is kept secret (HELLO CARLYLE!), we'd see our societies as less democratic. A hammer on the nail is the whole P2P debate. That alone proofs democracy is not a proposition!
"When you start combining this system with a "religion" of software/technology/etc (think of the Linux cult) and making everything electronic, we will be dealing with a new kind of a brutal regime."
Pure FUD and Flaming. How exactly can the GPL result in such a brutal regime? You forgot to state some of your great logic, my friend.