Meanwhile, we don’t need to...

July 2, 2014 #

Meanwhile, we don’t need to wait until a hypercapitalist techno-utopia emerges to do right by our struggling neighbors. We could make the choice to pay for universal health care, higher education, and a basic income tomorrow. Instead, you’re kicking the can down the road and hoping the can will turn into a robot with a market solution.

—Intelligently addressing claims of luddism when criticizing technology and capitalism from Alex Payne — Dear Marc Andreessen

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