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A tax-supported social safety net staves off a lot of the worst case scenarios. In the meantime, I think there are a lot of jobs that people could do but we don
by janalsncm 4y ago
A tax-supported social safety net staves off a lot of the worst case scenarios. In the meantime, I think there are a lot of jobs that people could do but we don’t value it enough. With more people free from work, why not hire more teachers to have smaller class sizes? Why not have more people employed to support community activities? Clean and manicure the streets, teach classes, check in on elderly people. The last thing that will be automated is humans themselves.
For more ideas, just think about the things that are worth between $0 and minimum wage to do, and pay people to do those things. Picking up trash on the side of the road for example.
- godelski 4y agoInterestingly, one thing I think will not be automated is sports. Be e-sports or physical. Computers could beat humans at chess for decades now yet people would far rather watch people play than computers. Same is true for any sport. I just thought this was kinda interesting, especially as someone that doesn't watch any of this.
- janalsncm 4y agoMaybe refereeing can be automated. No one likes imperfect refs (except maybe someone who pays them to be that way). Even though the best chess players in the world are computers, sports is more than just the pursuit of perfection. Imperfections are what make it interesting. Sports is about the story you can tell.