Originally Posted by Relentless

Just pray we dont find a solution for cold fusion any time soon.
As soon as we have limitless clean power readily available for free and in immediate supply, physical manufacturing will become obsolete as well.

They used to promise innovation and science would lead to a higher standard of living and less work for everyone. So far we are perverting the productivity enhancements to amp up production rather than get more done with less work. Eventually getting more done just won't be helpful... and we will have to work less, like it or not.

If you haven't seen it minte, watch the bill gates TED lecture on governments tracking spending.
He really is a fairly bright guy heh.
Also, the iPad TED app is brilliant - though it too has undoubtedly put a lot of lesser lecturers out of work as well. ;)