3 Comments → How the “Internet of Things” is Killing Capitalism

1. Matthew Slater April 13, 2014 at 5:22 pm

   Nice theory, Mr Rifkind,
   This time next year, we’ll all be millionaires!
   I’ve heard that too many times before.
   But so far the productivity benefits mostly go to the 0.01%.
2. Mike Riddell April 14, 2014 at 9:09 am

   I believe Matt has a point.
3. Chapullers April 16, 2014 at 10:18 pm

   Ruling elite way of dealing with the problem is spreading zero labour cost, first by giving IP to 50 billion devices that shall form the IoE to survail and exploit recreated happy playbouring produsers living in smart cities while ending hegemonic bourgeoise parlementarist model and replacing it with post-humanist feudal system after a global war clean up several billion unexploitable. The remaining useles and disturbing crearures will be forced out the clean and luxirous smart cities, being labelled as terrorists or unhuman, or even as ‘human’. The rest will look like hunger games! I think Jeremy Rifkin serves for the rise of the next generation rulers, as Justin Tunney and Wael Ghonim directly linked to Google’s CEO. This is one direction humanity would go if we listen Rifkin, and miss the point he hides. But how should we think of the end of capitalism then, how can it become a celebration instead of destruction leading to fictional dictatorial futures? I think Michel’s view is much better then Rifkins since it does not hide the scary option yet accepts it strategically. The reality is the fierce clash between rulers in Syria, Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Georgia, Checenia, Ukriane line looks like a crack between two giant tectonic plates about to break up… Fall of capitalism won’t be quite and painless. I would support Michel’s perspective on evolutionary transition, while clarifying the need for equal push for non-violent and global revolutionary transition.

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