How tech's richest plan to save themselves after the apocalypse

[lordsummerisle]

theguardian.com

Silicon Valley’s elite are hatching plans to escape disaster – and when it comes, they’ll leave the rest of us behind.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/jul/23/tech-industry-wealth-futurism-transhumanism-singularity

[klook]

1. Saving yourself vs. saving the world.

What a pathetically puny vision. These supposed geniuses have no more imagination than hack science fiction writers of the 1950s.

Further proof that billionaires are a drag on society.

[irisblue]

2. Who will grow & prep the food? Take care of the kids? Do the infrastructures? Security?

".. They knew armed guards would be required to protect their compounds from the angry mobs. But how would they pay the guards once money was worthless? What would stop the guards from choosing their own leader? The billionaires considered using special combination locks on the food supply that only they knew. Or making guards wear disciplinary collars of some kind in return for their survival. Or maybe building robots to serve as guards and workers – if that technology could be developed in time."...

[ProfessorPlum]

3. this reminds me of

which never gets old

[klook]

5. Excellent - thanks. (nt)

[ProfessorPlum]

4. wow, how utterly immoral

they may find that they need their fellow humans, but it will be too late.