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They would be happier being replaced by robots, and having to find something else to do? If so, could they not voluntarily do that now, without robots?
by tjr 8y ago
They would be happier being replaced by robots, and having to find something else to do?
If so, could they not voluntarily do that now, without robots?
- lisper 8y agoA lot of the "cheap people" would be absolutely thrilled to be able to leave their "job" (indentured servitude is probably a more accurate description) in an asian sweatshop or an African subsistence farm and go to school. And no, they can't do that now because they can't afford it. Whether robots would materially change that is debatable. What is not debatable is that having "cheap people" is a better deal for the buyer than it is for the seller.
- tjr 8y agoWhether robots would materially change that is debatable. Indeed, that is the only thing here I was questioning. :-) If they can’t afford to learn a new trade now, how would losing their current jobs to robots help?
- lisper 8y agoWell, it would give them time for starters. And it's possible that society would see the benefit of having an overall better educated population and decide to subsidize the cost using some of the newly generated wealth that robots would produce.