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That's a nice thought, and Keynes had the same one almost 80 years ago[1]. Unfortunately, capitalism disagrees. As long as we have capitalism + greed, the owne
by gthtjtkt 10y ago
That's a nice thought, and Keynes had the same one almost 80 years ago[1].
Unfortunately, capitalism disagrees. As long as we have capitalism + greed, the owners of the automation will reap the benefits while everyone else struggles to make a living.
[1] http://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-would-be-working-15-hour-weeks-why-was-he-so-wrong http://www.npr.org/2015/08/13/432122637/keynes-predicted-we-...
- amelius 10y ago> the owners of the automation will reap the benefits while everyone else struggles to make a living Those people are reaping these benefits because of decades/centuries of publicly funded science. So they don't have a very strong basis for claiming their surplus wealth.