- 06 Dec 2006 03:01
#1066203
Ok, so it's coming up to that time of year. People are getting ready to celebrate Christmas, Hannukah, Kwanza, Ywl and whatever and want not to work. Their consumption also increases - buying gifts*, more food, decorating.
My point is - this would really throw a spanner in the works in a technate since the technate relies on a 24-7-365 society keeping demand as constant as possible to maximise utilisation of resources. Now people ain't gonna want to work over Christmas, and the fact is even with radical changes in culture, traditions die hard. How would we deal with such a strain on the system?
*A note on buying gifts in capitalism. Many of you would think that the increase in production and cashflow would help a capitalist economy, but research has shown that the holiday season has a very bad impact on the economy, largely due to people paying more than they would normally for goods and services, and buying things they otherwise wouldn't, which may go underutilised even by price system standards.
My point is - this would really throw a spanner in the works in a technate since the technate relies on a 24-7-365 society keeping demand as constant as possible to maximise utilisation of resources. Now people ain't gonna want to work over Christmas, and the fact is even with radical changes in culture, traditions die hard. How would we deal with such a strain on the system?
*A note on buying gifts in capitalism. Many of you would think that the increase in production and cashflow would help a capitalist economy, but research has shown that the holiday season has a very bad impact on the economy, largely due to people paying more than they would normally for goods and services, and buying things they otherwise wouldn't, which may go underutilised even by price system standards.
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