>>12762565Moving on, we will see an economy where fewer and fewer of us have anything real to contribute. It is a phenomenon we already see, of course, but it will grow. There will be something like a universal basic income.
Just as today someone can survive on government assistance or a government subsidized minimum wage job and still be able to afford video games, so too in the future. An electronic experience surrogate is cheap, all digital goods follow a logic of abundance. But the video games in the future will be VR and increasingly immersive.
Technology will grow to try to offer all possible desirable experiences. It's just how we are - we problem solve to make unattainable joys attainable, we will never voluntarily stop. But easy availability will ultimately make all these experiences valueless.
Imagine how once upon a time a painting of some stupid fruit was a highly valuable commodity, but today we can see amazing artwork for free any time we use google image search. We treat desktop wallpapers as disposable garbage. Ubiquitous porn has also cheapened the site of a titty. Now imagine when websites are experiences as actual physical places and sex is just as easy. It'll be great, but also empty. And there will be nothing better to aspire to.
Life will be a lot like a video game after using cheat codes. No more progression or reward schedule.
Ultimately, this will lead to a demand for some kind of instant gratification rehab clinic and lifestyle management service which deliberately cuts us off from possibilities that we can technically achieve, but just shouldn't so that we have something to do, desire, and feel proud of.
