great bifurcation

noun

Definitions

  1. A point where the total automation of all human labor permanently divides humanity into…

    A point where the total automation of all human labor permanently divides humanity into the permanent underclass and those who own property and capital.

    • People will endure a lot of indignity to avoid being left behind without VC money when the great bifurcation takes place. Nobody wants to be part of the permanent underclass.
  2. Any event that irreversibly splits people into two groups.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for great bifurcation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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