undefined | Better HN

0 pointsgruez5mo ago0 comments

>With Bezos openly stating the goal to build 10 GW+ data-centers in space, it almost feels in question whether this is about ROI, or simply building the Neuromancer future where the ultra-rich can finally be free of their need for the rest of us. Not needing labor at all would be the final return on investment.

Why does "Not needing labor at all" need to be in space?

0 comments

ooterness5mo ago

It's so the billions of disgruntled former workers can't storm the castle.

gruezOP5mo ago

Still doesn't make sense. The PLA (largest army in the world) can't even capture Taiwan. If they wanted an impenetrable fortress a random island is all they need.

estimator72925mo ago

That's one of the most wrong statements I've seen on the internet today

wmeredith5mo ago

The movie Elysium shows this ruling class in space, proletariat on Earth, scenario in very high fidelity. The movies itself is just OK, but the glimpse of this future is very well executed in the production design and special effects. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elysium_(film)

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse