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CMV: The science fiction ability to directly upload information to people’s brains would destroy society as we know it

Just got done reading a post about Elon Musks new company which deals with brain implants which got me thinking about brain implants and technology to brain interfaces and I came up with the conclusion that it would transform society into something we cannot even begin to comprehend.

Let’s start with what that may look like. For this scenario we will assume everything goes absolutely perfectly as far as the technologies purpose. No such thing as “brain malware”, mind control, brain hacking, or some kind of dystopian development occurs, although this is a potential worry of mine as well. But for this scenario we will assume it does not happen. 

One of the main things determining income in our society currently is the level of education one obtains. This is due to the supply and demand. If you have a valuable skill set in a field that less people have the knowledge of, you will be paid more because someone needs you to do this job and there are not many candidates who can do it. Go to school longer and you get a better job, generally speaking (assuming it follows the supply and demand principle still).

Now imagine you can upload an entire education in seconds. Now anyone can be a doctor, anyone can be a lawyer, anyone can be an engineer. How do you know what to pay people now? Are these jobs really that much harder than say a janitor now that you can upload knowledge? 

Suddenly, no one knows what to pay people. People who went to school before the development of this technology now suddenly find themselves competing with infinitely more of their profession. The majority of what determines wages in a capitalist society, crumbles literally over night.

At best, society now pays people based on creativity and potentially performance. Having knowledge does not necessarily translate to application, although the technology may be able to solve this. People who are able to use their new knowledge creatively MIGHT be paid more but I am skeptical because you have just as many other people thinking creatively. The supply drastically increases and thus the demand and price falls. 

Society itself now has to completely reorganize itself from institutions that have been built on for thousands of years. Could this arguably be a good thing? Perhaps although I guess I’m not creative enough to see it. Will it absolutely unravel the fabric of society, for good or bad? Undoubtably. And again this is WITHOUT anything going wrong. CMV

Edit: some common things that have come up that will not get a response

“If you can’t imagine it how are you imagining it”
Really? We’re going to shift to this straw man? Semantics? Use your imagination

“This isn’t going to be a bad thing”
Didn’t say it was. Destroy doesn’t have to be bad. Sometimes you have to get rid of something for something better.
gpt
Equalizing education wouldn’t destroy society. There are other factors that later, like your ability to work in a team, the amount of hours your willing to work, physical abilities, how well you can use that education etc. 

It would certainly change education, but society would move on.