4 stars | Dr. Steven Brown https://u.osu.edu/brown.2703/ recommended Trekonomics in his lectures, and I can see where good points are made. It is a bit dated in places. Especially the population section, which was before another billion people were added and climate change passed the 1.5C target. It ignores Trek's eugenic wars, which had a similar effect on the progress that the Black Plague did by rapidly making human labor too valuable for anything doable to be a machine. He thinks the more people, the better, and science will always sort out how to feed and entertain them. It was also written before the recent AIs dropped on the scene to do creative things. So, he assumes people will primarily move into creative and research jobs. Still, the main idea is an economy where products and energy become almost free. At the same time, humans can not compete with machines for most jobs on a cost basis, which should eventually lead to a cashless economy. In chapter 8 he acknowledges that the transition might be rough for those in less developed countries that can not afford a Basic Income Guarantee. But he seems to assume that Moore's Law will work for everything. He also points to Ronald Reagan as the first step to Trekonomics, mainly from GPS being made free for all to use. Granted, that was a big deal. His info on the missile shield being ineffective and GPS not being spoofable is outdated. | Jan 16, 2025 |
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