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What meaningful work has ever been eliminated by machines? Do you have examples?

• yrro 11y ago
  To rephrase the question in terms you may agree with: what should happen when there is not enough meaningful work to keep everyone employed? (I believe we reached this point some time ago)
  • Kalium 11y ago
    The bounds of the human imagination, and its possible expressions, are functionally infinite. Then it is only a question of resources. I don't agree that we've reached this point. In a post-scarcity world, I don't think the problem of insufficient meaningful work is likely to occur. There will always be a kitten to be played with, art to be made, research to be performed, and more.
    • nulltype 11y ago
      Where are all these purfessional kitten-playing-with jobs?
      • mdpopescu 11y ago
        I know several people who make a great living from playing card games (Hearthstone). This would have sounded insane to me 20 years ago.
      • Kalium 11y ago
        I know several people who make their livings running a cat cafe.