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> In countries without social safety nets, younger generations are expected to directly support older famility members. And in countries with social safety net
by tomcam 4y ago
> In countries without social safety nets, younger generations are expected to directly support older famility members.
And in countries with social safety nets, workers pay to support other, retiring workers. With increasing lifespans, sharply decreasing numbers of workers, and relatively early retirement ages… the wheels are going to fall right off the train, unless robots save us.
- chopin 4y agoThe wealth created by robots will go to a few.
- steve_adams_86 4y agoI’m optimistic about robots increasing productivity, but I worry they won’t be used to uplift everyone equally. They seem well-poised to increase wealth disparity rather than reduce it. I would love to be wrong, though.
- jedrek 4y agoFunny how the assumption is that robots have to save us. Worker productivity is at a never before seen, all-time high. The benefits of that productivity are going straight into the pockets of the largest holders of capital. We don't need robots, we need guillotines.
- red-iron-pine 4y agoPeople need to start using the word guillotines more so that the sentiment analysis bots pick up on it.
- marcusverus 4y agoNothing is quite as progressive as ghoulish threats of political violence.