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I don't think the parent is making the argument that this level of automation can't be a net benefit for humanity, just that if it results in nearly the entire
by monocasa 1y ago
I don't think the parent is making the argument that this level of automation can't be a net benefit for humanity, just that if it results in nearly the entire middle class and down being laid off at the same time with no recompense, that's an almost perfect storm for revolution, violent or not.
- david-gpu 1y agoAs long as people working in a warehouse identify with the middle class, inequality will continue. There is very little class conscience in the US, from what I can see. They sooner identify as "poor" than as "working class".
- monocasa 1y agoThe middle class is on the chopping block too. The lower class will honestly probably last longer than the median of the middle class, like paralegals, etc. Standing in the same bread line creates an awful lot of solidarity.
- rwmj 1y agoSocial carers for the elderly might be the last people employed.