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https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2016/11/shopping-i-can-t-really-remember-what-that-is/

by noonespecial • 9 years ago

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draw_down2• 9 years ago

Yuck.

noonespecial• 9 years ago

I agree. I love this article because it sounds nice at first. The horror kind of sneaks up on you.

At the very least, it's definitely food for thought.

draw_down2• 9 years ago

Not the "yuck" I meant, but fair enough!

remx• 9 years ago

I doubt this could happen on any grand scale in a city. This does sound like the temporary autonomous zones you find in Burning Man, or the sustained exaltation you find at dinner parties and get-togethers. The key word here is sustained, because something always breaks exaltation. Someone makes a rude remark, or the wine goes to everyone's head and they make cynical remarks which dampen the mood of the dinner. Multiply this concept to cities and it's clear you're going to have bad apples ruining it for everyone. The bikes casually parked outside shops will be stolen even if they're freely given out to tourists to explore the city. The bum drinking cheap Olde English liquor will start begging for change.

Welcome to 2030. I own nothing, have no privacy, and life has never been better

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