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I think the big problem here though, is that humans go from being mandatory to being optional, and this changes the competitive landscape between employers and
by impossiblefork 10mo ago
I think the big problem here though, is that humans go from being mandatory to being optional, and this changes the competitive landscape between employers and workers.
In the past a strike mattered. With robots, it may have to go on for years to matter.
- baq 10mo agoA strike going long enough and becoming big enough becomes a political matter. In the limit, if politicians don't find a solution, blood gets spilled. If military and police robots are in place by that time, you can ask yourself what's the point of those unproductive human leeching freeriders at all.
- MLgulabio 10mo ago[dead]
- simgt 10mo agoIn this scenario wages will have been driven down so much that there will be barely anyone left to buy the products made by these fully automated corps. A strike won't work, but a revolt may and is more likely to happen.
- gunt_crusher 10mo ago[dead]