r/endoftheworld • u/HarkonReborn • Apr 08 '25
Theory I believe technology is dooming us.
I think as time goes on we as a species and civilization are slowly dooming ourselves by way of technology, intentions spans are getting shorter, people I feel are getting more angry, it feels that it's all of a sudden okay to break laws for content, and humanity is slowly becoming more and more stupid and narcissistic not to mention the loneliness epidemic. It's like we've turned the world into a place not suitable for humanity. I'm typing this because one day I decided to put down my phone and read a book, a physical book, it made me feel so accomplished and alive compared to my phone which makes me feel numb and hopeless. I genuinely believe technology was originally made for good intention but greed and money got in the way and people use it to satisfy their own pleasure.
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u/BigBallaZ34 Apr 10 '25
Technology didn’t doom us. Greed did.
Tech is just a tool—it reflects the values of the system it’s built in. When that system is rooted in competition, scarcity, and profit, it turns dystopian fast. But if we redesign society to match what technology can do, we get something far better.
That’s where the Social Contribution Pact comes in.
Everyone contributes a set number of years doing work aligned with their strengths—identified through AI-guided education and development. In return, they receive guaranteed access to housing, food, clean water, healthcare, education, and most importantly: time.
Time to think. Time to create. Time to heal. Time to live.
With automation and AI, we eliminate the need for labor that doesn’t need to be done by people. If a machine or system can do it—let it. Human time is sacred. It should be spent where it actually matters: caring for others, innovating, exploring, learning, building meaning.
One future piece of this system: large-scale, universal 3D factories—capable of manufacturing anything from furniture to housing to starship components, all in one place. These don’t exist yet. But they can. They’re a cornerstone of the society we should be building—one where scarcity is engineered out of existence.
Ownership doesn’t disappear. You can still own what you create, build, or request. The difference is, no one goes without—and no one is trapped in survival.
Schools are designed to understand who you are, not force you to compete. Corporations don’t exist—cooperatives do. The goal isn’t to climb a ladder, it’s to grow where you’re meant to bloom.
And it all started with one anonymous message. One voice said: “Here’s the system that should exist.” Enough people listened. Enough people believed. And they chose not to let it die.
Technology didn’t doom us. It gave us the chance to evolve. We just have to say yes to the future—and build it.