Retrotopia
by John Michael Greer · first published 2016
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…sense of being generally far away and generally not pleasant places right now due to lack of one thing or another --- including unfortunately other people to form a community with. See also the book "Retrotopia" by John Michael Greer for more ideas, including how to have "zones" of infrastructure and taxation at different levels that people can choose from. An alternative to increase leisure though extreme…
on “Amazon grows to over 750k robots, replacing 100k humans” ↗Thanks for the interesting reply. Related to the Swiss model, how society controls levels of automation, and also resilience, you might like the sci-fi novel "Retrotopia" by John Michael Greer. It explores those issues from one perspective. Here is one chapter from the novel (more are on that blog if you don't want to buy the book): https://www.resilience.org/stories/2015-12-31/retrotopia-neg... "This…
on “Killing Robots and Just War Theory” ↗Greer has written two speculative-fiction books about the downfall of the US: "Twilight's Last Gleaming" and "Retrotopia", apart from lots of other books. I found both of the above two books entertaining as well as thought-provoking.
on “The Twilight of Empire” ↗Retrotopia by John Michael Greer has an aspect similar to different technology levels. Except that in the novel they are essentially taxation zones relating to infrastructure. If you want to live in a zone with,…
on “The Machine Stops (1909)” ↗…Let's just hope overall technology is not two steps forward and two steps back though (at the risk of quoting another Paula Abduhl song). Or worse, two steps forward and three steps back. See the book "Retrotopia" for thoughts on technical advances taken together sometimes leading to more problems then they solve. When electric motors were new, a home might have one that multiple devices could be connected to.…
on “Do You Love Me? [video]” ↗