Money and greed has held back the advancment of human civilization

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

Cures for diseases, preservation of the environment, technology all have been held back in the name of capitalism, greed and selfishness. The greatest advances humans now have in 2014 is some damn apps and the creation of wealth out of thin air. The "pursuit of" (fill in the blank) is exactly what it means. The pursuit is what keeps the greedy individuals making money and the oppression of the majority. We went to the moon 45 years ago all while creating new technologies yet we've never gone back. Poverty to the extent that it is today should be nonexistent and 45 years from now I don't think the advancement of the human race will be any better off than it is now.

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

Pretty much


My question is after getting so much money is there really a point to still getting profits
Like if I have pretty much $6 billion what need would there be for another?
Does greed have a limit?

When it's a life and death situation none I that stuff even matters.

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

I disagree. While we haven't been back to the moon we have broadened our understanding of the cosmos exponentially. Advances in nanotechnology, 3d printing and even the internet are further advancing our species to becoming a type 1 civilization. Just yesterday I was reading about graphene and how MIT scientists are using this new material to create infrared sensors. They mentioned how this now allows for contact lenses to be fitted with graphene sensors that would allow people to view wavelengths not visible to the naked eye. Normally it takes 40 years from the invention of a new material to make it to societies reach. Graphene was invented 10 years ago and it's already being produced and will revolutionize the world. Truthfully that alone deserves it's own thread.

I don't agree with capitalism, but I will say that pursuit of greed drives technology. In that never ending race for cash new technologies are created and the world is redifined. That never has occurred in history until now. So while it is far from perfect we do benefit from it.

 

[IAmGettingAMailOrderBride]

^technology could go further though if we didn't have wars and money conflicts

Like Rome had a 200 year golden age and they were making aqueducts, hot tubs n shyt we wouldn't know how to make with their materials

I think greed is holding us back like about the cure for cancer/HIV but temporary medication to treat it would be more profitable
I remember in the grocery store they raise the prices right before a huge storm/hurricane is coming to just make a few more dollars, it's just sickening how much money means to people where some would rather take a few lives than just have happy people

 

[Hawaiian Punch]

^technology could go further though if we didn't have wars and money conflicts

Like Rome had a 200 year golden age and they were making aqueducts, hot tubs n shyt we wouldn't know how to make with their materials

I think greed is holding us back like about the cure for cancer/HIV but temporary medication to treat it would be more profitable
I remember in the grocery store they raise the prices right before a huge storm/hurricane is coming to just make a few more dollars, it's just sickening how much money means to people where some would rather take a few lives than just have happy people

I agree with you. I just feel that the dream of a utopian society where we all work together for the common good is nothing more than a dream.

 

[Ethnic Vagina Finder]

I disagree. While we haven't been back to the moon we have broadened our understanding of the cosmos exponentially. Advances in nanotechnology, 3d printing and even the internet are further advancing our species to becoming a type 1 civilization. Just yesterday I was reading about graphene and how MIT scientists are using this new material to create infrared sensors. They mentioned how this now allows for contact lenses to be fitted with graphene sensors that would allow people to view wavelengths not visible to the naked eye. Normally it takes 40 years from the invention of a new material to make it to societies reach. Graphene was invented 10 years ago and it's already being produced and will revolutionize the world. Truthfully that alone deserves it's own thread.

I don't agree with capitalism, but I will say that pursuit of greed drives technology. In that never ending race for cash new technologies are created and the world is redifined. That never has occurred in history until now. So while it is far from perfect we do benefit from it.

A lot of technology is either regulated to death or hoarded by governments for military application. Progression will happen no matter what but it's slower than it should be.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

I would argue profit motive has advanced society.

and that holding back the cures for diseases is bullshyt

 

[ThatTruth777]

breh we could be like the Protoss from Starcraft if it wasn't for these b*stards

 

[OsO]

I would argue profit motive has advanced society.

and that holding back the cures for diseases is bullshyt

im curious... are you a person of color?

you don't have to answer that if you dont want to...

 

[you're NOT "n!ggas"]

Religion has held us back too, but I think we all know that the dumb shyt about it is it's all based on constructs that that we have made and refuse to shake ourselves from. Money, God... these shyts only mean something because we SAY they do and treat them as such.

I'd agree that the advent of the internet and technology is helping... I actually believe that we're coming closer to the "utopian" ideal than we believe. When you stop to think about it, humans have progressively grown closer over closer over the centuries. We went from bands, to tribes, chiefdoms, to states. Nowadays the three main constructs we identify with nationality, race/ethnicity and sexuality. It wasn't like that before and violence has decreased as a result, so its only natural to assume those constructs will be taken apart as well over time... If we can avoid nuking ourselves that is.

To the people saying that profit motive has helped advance us though, I mean, yeah of course... but it shouldn't be mistaken for an efficient mode of advancement, after all, it's the only one we've really had. Half the world is living in poverty, that means we're missing out on half of innovation and participation that could be contributed to society.

 

[Domingo Halliburton]

im curious... are you a person of color?

you don't have to answer that if you dont want to...

I am not and I dont try and front like half these white boys on here who just want to say the n-word behind a keyboard.

I'm curious what made you ask this? Is it the pro capitalist stance im taking?

 

[Food Mane]

Greed is one of the main reasons we do advance. Capitalism harnesses greed and turns it into a positive. Kind of like marriage does with having sex.

 

[#StarkSet]

when it all comes down to it, what is the difference between capitalism and communism? ( and im not talking about that bullshyt utopia dream of communism people have)


the rich control control everything in both

 

[Street Knowledge]

when it all comes down to it, what is the difference between capitalism and communism? ( and im not talking about that bullshyt utopia dream of communism people have)


the rich control control everything in both

That's what I'm trying to figure out

Even If you get rid of capitalism there's still going to be a small amount of people with money controlling everything

 

[Loot_Gingrich]

It will be interesting to see how advanced 3D printers become and how accessible they are in 10 years. I foresee a sort of tangible revolution on par with the digital revolution in the early 2000s. Eventually, money will have little to no value (it's value is currently dropping by the day) as cloning technology becomes more prominent. First, it will be people cloning coffee mugs and picture frames. Next it will be skateboards and headphones. There's literally no limit when it comes to technological innovation (other than time). The government will have to start placing strict regulations on who can own a 3D printer and what they can print with it. Otherwise the entire capitalist structure will implode (it's already in the early stages of collapsing).

We will transition from a money-based society into something else. Perhaps there will be a "time" incentive? Sort of like that Timberlake movie. It also depends on whether or not there is a peaceful or violent revolution where the oligarchs are displaced. Then of course there's the "break away civilization" theory where you have a small segment of the population (covert/black ops, secret cabals) who already are taking advantage of this technology and more. Not to mention the minority of wealthy individuals who are testing in vitro genetic augmentation on their children. So you'll have a subset of the population who are genetically superior to the rest and will have a decided advantage in nearly all facets of life.

So many possibilities breauxs...