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Why do we assume that robots will replace all existing work, or that the jobs being automated won't be replaced by other forms of work or income that don't rely
by protonimitate 8y ago
Why do we assume that robots will replace all existing work, or that the jobs being automated won't be replaced by other forms of work or income that don't rely on jobs that can be automated?
I think it's a bit sensationalist to assume that all work everywhere will be automated.
Even if we get to the point where that happens, capitalism as we know it would crumble if there is literally only automated jobs and robots owners.
- RobertoG 8y agoWell, my reasoning goes like this: 1. Industrial revolution made obsolete physical work. The physical work that is done today (for instance, blue collar workers, waiters) is about mental capacities, not physical. 2. The brain is a physical object that process information (no magic). 3. At some point we will able to create machine that process information better than the human brain, making humans obsoletes. If we accept that premises, the only question left is "when?". >>"Even if we get to the point where that happens, capitalism as we know it would crumble if there is literally only automated jobs and robots owners." I agree with that.
- nickthemagicman 8y ago"capitalism as we know it would crumble if there is literally only automated jobs and robots owners." Exactly! What happens after capitalism?