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I think part of it, is for a time (perhaps generations), we may have less jobs for the masses. Most people aren't able to "cure cancer" (is anyone). This can cr
by citilife 9y ago
I think part of it, is for a time (perhaps generations), we may have less jobs for the masses. Most people aren't able to "cure cancer" (is anyone). This can create turmoil and scare people: "I've done this for years, now what?"
I'd argue people in Walmart stocking shelves shouldn't have expected their job(s) to be around indefinitely - but hey, some people don't think ahead.
- Sileni 9y agoIt's not that they don't, it's that they're quite literally less capable of doing so[0]. Bootstraps indeed. [0] : https://www.princeton.edu/news/2013/08/29/poor-concentration-poverty-reduces-brainpower-needed-navigating-other-areas-life https://www.princeton.edu/news/2013/08/29/poor-concentration...
- chrischen 9y agoCancer is an extreme example. Most people are capable of doing more complex tasks that robots can't do. And frankly, if someone exists who is no better than a robot, should they even be existing (and if they should, should they be forced to do such menial labor when we have the technology and ability to free them from such non-essential work)?