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Consider the implications of advanced robotics and materials science on the cost of producing anything. The trend is an exciting reduction to $0 marginal cost.
by wait_a_minute 3y ago
Consider the implications of advanced robotics and materials science on the cost of producing anything. The trend is an exciting reduction to $0 marginal cost. It will still take time but one can see it starting to unfold gradually already.
- hotpotamus 3y agoI believe the implications are mass unemployment, but given that I've seen approximately zero progress in robotics in my adult life (I guess the robot vacuums are a bit better than my Bush-era Roomba), I suppose the burger-flippers will be employed a bit longer. I don't really know if that's a win or not. While Star Trek was indeed an interesting exploration into a post-scarcity society, the more I've grown up, the more I've realized it's just nerdy fantasy; there's little grounding in actual science there.