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Someone is still collecting the garbage, though, right? I think there are some current jobs people will do as hobbies in aid of others and tech will help in way
by docdeek 4y ago
Someone is still collecting the garbage, though, right? I think there are some current jobs people will do as hobbies in aid of others and tech will help in ways, including as you suggest, but I think there'll still be someone in that society doing a 'dirty job'.
- yazaddaruvala 4y agoSide note: My household generates compost but almost no garbage. It seems to me like taking out the garbage will also be relatively solved by robots. It’s exactly the same problem as restaurant food delivery. I press an app on my phone saying “I have something to deliver” a robot shows up in front of my house. I drop off my garbage with an address labeled “the dump”. “What if that robot breaks down or becomes a giant mess?” “Won’t there still be people at the dump?” I promise you there is no problem I can’t imagine a tech solution for! I do agree we are a bit far away from “all labor is eliminated”. Probably a little more than 100 years, but definitely sooner than 1000 years.