Machines can, ultimately, make for a "two hour work week" (or more like "two year career") But with our current system, someone owns the machines, and the sour

Machines can, ultimately, make for a "two hour work week" (or more like "two year career") But with our current system, someone owns the machines, and the sources of minerals to make then, and make a profit. In the end, this will lead to the ultimate in income inequality. We have to start thinking about the post-work world, at least for non-knowledge workers, and what we want that world to actually look like. Basic income might be a reasonable component of that.