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It is what it is. 100 years ago tractors and machinery were replacing farm workers etc... Obviously AI is a step up since you at least needed humans to operat

by NotGMan 7mo ago

It is what it is. 100 years ago tractors and machinery were replacing farm workers etc... Obviously AI is a step up since you at least needed humans to operate many machines. Some kind of UBI might be inevitable, higher taxes for large/most profitable companies might fuel it. But that's my idealistic view of it.

bluefirebrand 7mo ago
UBI is only inevitable if we believe that those in power care about anyone else I firmly believe they will have no problem trying to cull the population with autonomous drones and such once they think they no longer need us. Our leadership is not filled with virtuous people
- georgemcbay 7mo ago
  > I firmly believe they will have no problem trying to cull the population with autonomous drones and such once they think they no longer need us. They wouldn't really need to cull the population proactively, they just need to make sure they can defend themselves against the inevitable uprisings when people can't afford to eat and feed their families. It would be much easier to justify their actions to themselves in the name of defense. Even non-virtuous people like to be able to convincingly lie to themselves about being good people.
  - b3ing 7mo ago
    Well I guess the prosperity preaching will fill that role
  - bluefirebrand 7mo ago
    > They wouldn't really need to cull the population proactively, they just need to make sure they can defend themselves against the inevitable uprisings when people can't afford to eat and feed their families. Arguably the best way to defend against the threat of uprising is to get rid of it before people reach that breaking point I dunno, maybe by starting detainment camps under the guise of deporting people who are in the country illegally Who knows. We have no really good examples of this sort of large scale population culling to draw from in history
  - estimator7292 7mo ago
    Every peasant revolt in history would beg to differ. You quite simply cannot defend yourself from millions of people who have absolutely nothing to live for other than to see you drawn and quartered. Sheer numbers will overwhelm any conceivable defense.
- akimbostrawman 7mo ago
  >I firmly believe they will have no problem trying to cull the population One could claim that has been in the works for many decades but surely only a conspiracy theorist would belive that so just be a good citizen and stop noticing.

by NotGMan 7mo ago

bluefirebrand 7mo ago

UBI is only inevitable if we believe that those in power care about anyone else I firmly believe they will have no problem trying to cull the population with autonomous drones and such once they think they no longer need us. Our leadership is not filled with virtuous people

georgemcbay 7mo ago
> I firmly believe they will have no problem trying to cull the population with autonomous drones and such once they think they no longer need us. They wouldn't really need to cull the population proactively, they just need to make sure they can defend themselves against the inevitable uprisings when people can't afford to eat and feed their families. It would be much easier to justify their actions to themselves in the name of defense. Even non-virtuous people like to be able to convincingly lie to themselves about being good people.
- b3ing 7mo ago
  Well I guess the prosperity preaching will fill that role
- bluefirebrand 7mo ago
  > They wouldn't really need to cull the population proactively, they just need to make sure they can defend themselves against the inevitable uprisings when people can't afford to eat and feed their families. Arguably the best way to defend against the threat of uprising is to get rid of it before people reach that breaking point I dunno, maybe by starting detainment camps under the guise of deporting people who are in the country illegally Who knows. We have no really good examples of this sort of large scale population culling to draw from in history
- estimator7292 7mo ago
  Every peasant revolt in history would beg to differ. You quite simply cannot defend yourself from millions of people who have absolutely nothing to live for other than to see you drawn and quartered. Sheer numbers will overwhelm any conceivable defense.
akimbostrawman 7mo ago
>I firmly believe they will have no problem trying to cull the population One could claim that has been in the works for many decades but surely only a conspiracy theorist would belive that so just be a good citizen and stop noticing.