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Do we have enough care for the seniors and the disabled, enough research for tropical diseases afflicting underdeveloped nations, enough desirable housing for t
by nopinsight 10y ago
Do we have enough care for the seniors and the disabled, enough research for tropical diseases afflicting underdeveloped nations, enough desirable housing for the homeless, and so on and so forth?
Unless the world is so desirable that average people with sufficient training and supervision can't improve it, we should care more about re-purposing wealth than having no more jobs for people to do.
See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lump_of_labour_fallacy
Note: In the long run, if robotics and AI become so advanced that there is little need for average people, then a high level of basic income should be the norm and most people would be free to pursue their hobbies and social life full-time.