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That's like saying "what's so great about start-ups/bootstrapped tech firms?".

You really want a tiny handful of rich incumbents owning all the land? That's never worked out well before.



Let's do the numbers: 8 billion people. Never before have we been so many. Success!

Something must be going right.

Pity everyone is competing for fewer jobs and AI is just entering the market. Quality of life has always been overrated.

It might sound cynical but quality of life depends largely on which side you are on: rich or poor?




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