David de Caires Watson
1 min readApr 29, 2020

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I wonder whether we should be talking about going “back” to something, when the future is different from the past. People use Amazon and Walmart because they are convenient — they represent a superior, more affordable product for most people. I agree with Douglas that some tax changes and improved regulation could incentivise a fairer approach to capitalism, but perhaps is restoring “Main Street” necessarily what we should do? Maybe it is, but it’s an assumption. As we move further towards an AI/robot controlled future, perhaps what we really need to do is ensure that everyone owns part of that economy. I haven’t revisited this for a while, but I wrote about it a couple of years ago:

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David de Caires Watson
David de Caires Watson

Written by David de Caires Watson

Nuclear futurist, chartered physicist, safety engineer, amateur birder and pedal power enthusiast. Writer for The Kernel mag. Founder of Atomic Trends.

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