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It seems obvious to me that a world where robots do all the work, and people spend all their time enjoying themselves, is better than a world where everybody ha
by jay_kyburz 6y ago
It seems obvious to me that a world where robots do all the work, and people spend all their time enjoying themselves, is better than a world where everybody has to work to survive.
I think it will be a huge step forward in human culture when we finally accept that that not everybody has to work, and the productivity of society at large will make everything so cheap that money is really not important.
The only question is how we get from here to there. That's not clear at all.
Can the government simply take from the rich and distribute it evenly to everybody?
Can the government even distribute money without inflation eating the value of everything, leaving people feeling miserable and poor.
Should the government provide food, shelter, medicine, infrastructure directly?
Does the government need to own the means of production?