Patrick Peterson

“By 2041, in wealthier societies, people will find that their definition of happiness is evolving, as people advance from hedonic happiness to eudaimonic happiness.”
― Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

“Up to this time,” it continued, “economic resources have been distributed on the basis of contributions to production, with machines and men competing for employment on somewhat equal terms. In the developing cybernated system, potentially unlimited output can be achieved by systems of machines which will require little cooperation from human beings. “The continuance of the income-through-jobs link as the only major mechanism for distributing effective demand—for granting the right to consume—now acts as the main brake on the almost unlimited capacity of a cybernated productive system.” The Committee urged that the link be broken by “an unqualified commitment” by society to provide, through its appropriate legal and governmental institutions, “every individual and every family with an adequate income as a matter of right.” [All italics mine.] To be provided—by whom? Blank out.”
― Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal

“Sometimes people lie to reach their goals. Me, for instance. Every day I lie to the unemployed, tell them not to give up hope.”
― Kai-Fu Lee, AI 2041: Ten Visions for Our Future

“In the late 1940’s, another newly coined term was shot into our cultural arteries: “McCarthyism.” Again, it was a derogatory term, suggesting some insidious evil, and without any clear definition. Its alleged meaning was: “Unjust accusations, persecutions, and character assassinations of innocent victims.” Its real meaning was: “Anti-communism.”
― Ayn Rand, Capitalism: The Unknown Ideal