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They are economically useless - not useless as people. In fact, that's kind of the point. Here's a quote from Andreessen that highlights that potential: “Imagi
by TechWriterTom 8y ago
They are economically useless - not useless as people. In fact, that's kind of the point. Here's a quote from Andreessen that highlights that potential:
“Imagine six, or 10 billion people doing nothing but arts and sciences, culture and exploring and learning. What a world that would be.”
- jimrhods23 8y ago“Imagine six, or 10 billion people doing nothing but arts and sciences, culture and exploring and learning. What a world that would be.” This kind of reminds me of the people I've met that want to start a company, but don't seem to realize that 99% of it is going to involve tasks that are not fun or enjoyable. For a successful society, we need people doing work that nobody else wants to do, so we have can have successful artists and people that want to explore.
- TechWriterTom 8y agoI think being a great scientist or artist revolves around doing repetitive tasks that aren't not fun or enjoyable. I believe people want to do difficult jobs, as long as they're meaningful.
- jimrhods23 8y agoTrue, but what about the jobs that aren't meaningful, but still need to be done? and what about the people that aren't capable of being an artist or a scientist?
- TechWriterTom 8y agoAny job that matters is meaningful. But that still leaves many working a bullshit job. That's no fun. As for people who aren't capable of becoming artists or scientists, which I think would be a small % of people, well I hope they have UBI and can live happily.
- veritas_veritad 8y agoThanks for the clarification