"As robots fulfill these menial tasks, our society becomes more productive, and we are able to meet more needs than our current system. And as more of the basic

"As robots fulfill these menial tasks, our society becomes more productive, and we are able to meet more needs than our current system. And as more of the basic needs of society are met, more will begin to move up Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs—realizing higher callings and answering to creativity... Robotics and A.I. are more likely to bring about a period of new enlightenment than one of subjugation." In an ideal situation sure. But thats if: 1) education keeps up with the demands/flavors of the job market 2) education stays affordable. 3) the economy finds ways to value "creative goods" that people occupying the higher levels of Maslow's Hierarchy create. If the music industry is any signifier, this is not the trend. 4) Somehow, some way, a middle class needs to flourish again. The poor can create culture, but don't have the resources to insert it into the economy, and the wealthy manage/own culture. But it's the middle class that is the sweet spot and links the two. A society that mainly occupies the upper Maslow's Hierarchy, without a demand or infrastructure for monetizing it, is a society of unemployed and poor (but maybe happy?) hobbyists.