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That's assuming that society just sits back and dies helplessly while we surpass 30% unemployment. In the Great Depression, that's not what happened; rather, we
by anon25783 3y ago
That's assuming that society just sits back and dies helplessly while we surpass 30% unemployment. In the Great Depression, that's not what happened; rather, we got a dramatic surge in organized labor, the New Deal, and World War Two. We can expect a similarly dramatic restructuring of global society when economic conditions get that bad again. People's reaction to food prices exceeding what they can afford doesn't tend to be "darn, I guess I will just starve then".
- melagonster 3y agoI hope so, but last time we still need human workers. Is this our best project that maybe people will do benevolent thing when enough people's life becoming terrible? hope everything can getting better.
- anon25783 3y ago"Benevolent" may not be the word I'd use to describe the likely behavior of a population that is starving due to their livelihoods being automated away.