It's interesting to think what will happen to us when we've automated the production of everything we really need. I think the reality is we don't need to work

It's interesting to think what will happen to us when we've automated the production of everything we really need. I think the reality is we don't need to work so much anymore. In fact we need to work less and less. Especially if you combine this fact with slowed population growth. If you imagine a large scale automated system that builds homes, grows and processes food and takes care of our other basic needs (which is where this world is going to) then do we really need to work? The problem is, is that the world and the economy are set up so that you need to earn your place. But if no apocalypse stops us, there is going to come a day where there is no need to do anything, because everything is provided for. However, that future will heavily favor the owners of the system and it will cost those who are without property. That army of robots fulfilling your every single want may never come, but we are certainly partially there. Thus the economic effect is already partially here.