1/ Iain Banks: people, given so much machine generated wealth that they don't need to work, will engage in drugs, art, tourism, and selfless volunteerism
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4/ me, yesterday, re Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom (TLDR: Cory Doctorow's politics are Very Bad, Actually)pic.twitter.com/zh1hDHE1xt
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5/ closely related to Slate Star Codes survive / thrivehttps://twitter.com/wraithburn/status/1490802884832858120 …
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Banks got it right that most people wouldn't be interested in doing real (meaning significant) work, he's clear that his Culture stories are about some very unusual people. What he missed – the masses would still want to feel important. Hence the status fights.
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