jupiter ascending

Our future will be Jupiter Ascending, unless we make it Star Trek

By / 19 Comments / 7 January 2018

Summary: Will our future be like Star Trek or Jupiter Ascending? Star Trek shows us a world beyond scarcity where everybody benefits. In Jupiter Ascending the 1% takes the wealth produced by technology and uses it to rule us. We can choose to make Star Trek our future if we are willing to work for …

Our future will be Jupiter Ascending, unless we make it Star Trek Read More »

Enterprise 1701-D

Robots are the solution to our problems, if we enslave them

By / 24 Comments / 12 May 2018

Summary: Star Trek excites our imaginations, including those of economists imaging a world beyond scarcity. How will the economy run with almost unlimited wealth? This post looks at improbable aspects of this vision, including the robot revolt, and asks if our future will resemble Jupiter Ascending more than Star Trek. Contents Trekonomics The Solution: robots …

Robots are the solution to our problems, if we enslave them Read More »

Scroll to Top