The ratio of the distribution of said fruits is an issue as you've stated but just as importantly there's an alienation between the worker and the thing they pr

The ratio of the distribution of said fruits is an issue as you've stated but just as importantly there's an alienation between the worker and the thing they produce. Workers who make luxury goods are rarely in a position where they could afford to buy them, even if they saved. Assembly lines have optimised away the satisfaction and achievement of building something. Tightening the same screw for 12 hours is nothing other than an attack on the psyche. The same is happening in construction, skilled trades that people took pride in have been chopped up and optimised to the point that the guy that hangs the drywall often isn't able to skim it. I take issue with a system that relies on the constant threat of homelessness and hunger purely to the benefit of those who face no such worries. A system that weaponises that threat to force many to. The thought of technological progress and automation should bring joy, we imagine that it means people needing to work less, improving their quality of life. The reality has been swathes of people left in poverty while the rich get richer. Consider the impact and ethics of replacing cleaning staff with foreign workers who are themselves training their AI replacement[0]. The idea of automating this is fantastic when considered independently of our economic system but issues quickly arise when put in context. How does it affect the people currently doing the job, who now have to compete with workers being paid far less than the cost of living in their own country? Which country's minimum wage laws should apply? What are the ramifications of having those workers train their own AI replacements? Who ultimately benefits from all of this? Does the reduced demand for labour lead to a better work life balance for the wider society, or does it simply make a few people ever more wealthy while creating destitution for the majority? [0] https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-30/ai-robot-housekeepers-will-need-human-eyes-for-a-while?leadSource=uverify%20wall https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2023-05-30/ai-rob...