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These "exploited" workers by ruthless capitalists, will soon produce data for robots to do their dishes, lay bricks and build houses , design automatically plum

These "exploited" workers by ruthless capitalists, will soon produce data for robots to do their dishes, lay bricks and build houses , design automatically plumbing and electrical wiring and they will not need to work ever again, and exploited by nobody. They will still need to produce data, but they will be exploiting themselves. If robots halve in cost every 10 years, and at the same time 10x in functionality and accuracy, then in 10-15 years, they will be paid less than most people on the planet for the same amount of work.

rchaud 2y ago
Hypothetical robots of the future being possibly cheaper than humans doesn't mean that the capitalist in charge of setting the price will actually pass those savings along to the customer. There are several billions worth of investor capital that will need to be repaid first, plus whatever equity stake the founders choose to award themselves with.
- emporas 2y ago
  Hypothetical robots of the future will be made just from bamboo and very inexpensive materials. Intelligence means exactly that, being effective with minimum amount of anything, energy, muscle, sensors, materials etc. See ants, which can figure out to dig holes and decompose everything. They know how apply minimum amount of pressure to cut leaves, they know how to choose the right angle to cut animal muscle and even wood, they know to cooperate and survive floods, and so on. It is no wonder they have the most brain-weight/body-weight than any other animal on the planet. Excluding the processing unit, any robot part will be so cheap and available that no one will need permission of capitalist monsters to obtain.
brightlancer 2y ago
> and they will not need to work ever again Maybe not washing dishes, laying bricks or constructing houses, but there will always be work. Things will continue to get cheaper (and better), but they will always take _some_ human effort to make. (And we'll always find new things we want.)

rchaud 2y ago

Hypothetical robots of the future being possibly cheaper than humans doesn't mean that the capitalist in charge of setting the price will actually pass those savings along to the customer. There are several billions worth of investor capital that will need to be repaid first, plus whatever equity stake the founders choose to award themselves with.

emporas 2y ago
Hypothetical robots of the future will be made just from bamboo and very inexpensive materials. Intelligence means exactly that, being effective with minimum amount of anything, energy, muscle, sensors, materials etc. See ants, which can figure out to dig holes and decompose everything. They know how apply minimum amount of pressure to cut leaves, they know how to choose the right angle to cut animal muscle and even wood, they know to cooperate and survive floods, and so on. It is no wonder they have the most brain-weight/body-weight than any other animal on the planet. Excluding the processing unit, any robot part will be so cheap and available that no one will need permission of capitalist monsters to obtain.

brightlancer 2y ago

> and they will not need to work ever again Maybe not washing dishes, laying bricks or constructing houses, but there will always be work. Things will continue to get cheaper (and better), but they will always take _some_ human effort to make. (And we'll always find new things we want.)