You're giving a variation of Yuval Noah Harari's "useless eater" or the "useless class" The coming technological bonanza will probably make it feasible to feed

You're giving a variation of Yuval Noah Harari's "useless eater" or the "useless class" The coming technological bonanza will probably make it feasible to feed and support people even without any effort from their side. But what will keep them occupied and content? One answer might be drugs and computer games. Unnecessary people might spend increasing amounts of time within 3D virtual-reality worlds that would provide them with far more excitement and emotional engagement than the drab reality outside. Yet such a development would deal a mortal blow to the liberal belief in the sacredness of human life and of human experiences. What’s so sacred about useless bums who pass their days devouring artificial experiences? I hope humanity - as a whole - sees value in helping and improving others vs drugging them and letting the wither to nothing. Ref: https://ideas.ted.com/the-rise-of-the-useless-class/ https://ideas.ted.com/the-rise-of-the-useless-class/