Hacker News Reader

I think playing Devil's advocate would be to say my prediction is wrong. You are discussing the moral and ethical implications of my prediction, which is not a direction I am interesting in exploring now.

The future will have it's own set of advantages and disadvantages. It's important to leverage your own position in the present to give yourself a better position in the future.

View on HN

My intent was to get at the moral and ethical implications of desiring to create a $100B company.

If you're in a position to create a $100B company, don't you think you're in a position to help create the kind of future society that will benefit everyone rather than merely trying to look out for oneself in the context of a fait accompli future?

Keep in mind the basic premise of OP's post - that success requires an accurate vision of the future and positioning oneself for it. OP probably can't imagine a plausible future that will benefit everyone, if you can... obviously it would be best to position yourself for it.

Reply on news.ycombinator.com