The contracts that the founders of the US constitution based the constitution on.
You may want to start with Leviathan, then move on to John Locke, Hobbes and Descartes. No post I make will ever substitute for a reading of those authors.
instead of explaining yourself, you offer a pretentious reading list? those authors wrote a LOT and had many different topics. you couldn't even point to any specific writing?
give me a fucking break. you just want to sound smart. this website is filled with the most arrogant people anywhere on the Internet. if you want to comment about an idea, and then you intend to recommend several semesters' worth of reading instead of just explaining your comment when someone asks nicely, maybe kindly shut the fuck up instead?
you had no reason to post this comment, or the first one, besides making yourself feel superior
I know, there are these people that pipe in and are just so distorted in their own ignorance and lack of discipline, blaming everyone but the people responsible (themselves) and think everything should be handed to them on a golden spoon in a way that will somehow empower them without any effort, and when that doesn't happen throwing tantrums like an infantile child gaslighting about arrogance and other things that they hallucinate, falsely believing the world owes them something.
I am not required to explain, the material is out there for anyone to review on their own time. I point out a deficit, and material you can easily look up, those that want to elevate themselves and they can and do the research transforming themselves for the better but not without effort.
I had the very best reason to post this comment, a far better reason than you. I want the future to be livable for everyone, and by your sentiment and actions you seem to want destruction or death for all, at least by the outcomes you claim I should do. You see a car barreling towards a bystander, a good person would yell out in warning so the bystander gets clear and survives. You would instead have it so that they just shut the fuck up, no thought to the consequences.
People who have properly educated and taken their education upon themselves are superior to those that do not, they are capable of far more than they start with, and that only increases with time.
Anyone has the chance to elevate themselves, it only requires effort once given the right direction which is not much, and in the process you learn a great many things if you are open to the journey.
Those that aren't are more content to destroy, envious of those that can, seeking to silence and punish them.
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Giving something of value up for nothing in exchange is charity, and this is always on the terms of the giver, never the receiver. Those that receive and then seek to compel or strongarm the giver are no different than any other thug, thief, looters, but are often worse because they pretend otherwise despite their vile character.
No person owes you a thing. The basic foundations are less than an 8 hour read; not 3 semesters.
Expectation: If you work hard and build skills, society will reward you with wages, stability, and opportunities for advancement.
AI Tension: If AI automates large swaths of work, the link between effort and reward can collapse. For example, truck drivers, radiologists, or call center workers may find that their decades of skill-building are instantly devalued.
2. The Generational Contract
Expectation: Each generation contributes (through taxes, labor, innovation) to support the current elderly, while expecting the next generation to do the same for them.
AI Tension: If AI concentrates wealth among a small group of owners, younger generations may not have the income base to sustain pensions, healthcare systems, or the tax base that supports aging populations.
3. The Education Contract
Expectation: If you spend years in school, investing time and money, you’ll get access to meaningful employment.
AI Tension: If AI can do much of the work fresh graduates are trained for (law, programming, design, etc.), then the implicit “return on education” may vanish, undermining trust in the education system itself.
4. The Knowledge–Authority Contract
Expectation: Experts and institutions (teachers, journalists, researchers) hold authority because of their training, discipline, and credibility.
AI Tension: If AI can generate convincing text, images, or even research papers, people may not know who or what to trust. This erodes the social contract where institutions act as reliable custodians of knowledge.
5. The Effort–Dignity Contract
Expectation: Work, even if menial, provides dignity and identity.
AI Tension: If AI replaces not only high-skilled jobs but also low-skilled ones, people may lose both economic security and the sense of contributing meaningfully to society.
6. The Civic Contract
Expectation: Citizens deliberate and vote based on human judgment and human-driven discourse.
AI Tension: AI-generated propaganda, deepfakes, or bot-driven political campaigns could undermine democratic trust and participation.
7. The Interpersonal/Creative Contract
Expectation: Human creativity and relationships are uniquely valuable.
AI Tension: If AI-generated art, music, or companionship substitutes for human creation or connection, people may feel dispossessed of their role in culture and community.
