[Dragaera] Workers of the world

[Howard Brazee via Dragaera]

Science Fiction seems to be ignoring changes in how work will be performed in the future.     At least it isn’t exploring it the way Mack Reynolds did in my youth.    I still see Mack showing insights that I believe in more than others.   I wonder what Marx would think of his predictions.    I keep seeing how efficient it is to have a few huge corporations with tremendous competitive advantages.   This applies not only to tech companies (let me make my backyard rocket or iPhone), but to retail & even (especially?) banks.

Of course Big means bigger corruptions as well.   Endless wars have been predicted.

Now I don’t see any sign that the Kochs have any choice about what they want things to look like a century from now - they are addicted to their power now.   But SF should be concerned with that future.    What happens if everything can be produced by 10% of the population?    We won’t have a workforce that overthrows the overlords if there is no workforce.

Now Mack isn’t the only person raised with Marxism & Socialism.   (Obviously in this news group).    I’d like to see how the future has changed over the last century in this regard.