> Well, if a job can be done by a machine, it should be done by a machine This is an opinion, although I suspect you hold it strongly. > after all, if there i

> Well, if a job can be done by a machine, it should be done by a machine This is an opinion, although I suspect you hold it strongly. > after all, if there is one thing common across humanity, it is the desire for progress. How do you define progress? Pure production and consumption? Net increase in subjective happiness across all people? If I can make a book recommendation, check out the Culture series by Iain M. Banks. These are well-trodden thought experiments in science fiction, and they're more relevant than ever.