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I agree with your main observation, but don't forget that 'jobs' in the sense of selling yourself to pay for your basic survival needs (and maybe a bit more) ar
by jb17 14y ago
I agree with your main observation, but don't forget that 'jobs' in the sense of selling yourself to pay for your basic survival needs (and maybe a bit more) are historically a fairly recent phenomenon. The negative connotations that come with 'eliminating jobs' all have to do with that.
I think that automation could play an important part in a post-capitalist society.
- chad_oliver 14y agoI'm not sure I understand you. "Selling yourself to pay for your basic survival needs ... [is] a fairly recent phenomenon" seems pretty clear cut, but surely you're not trying to claim that jobs are more onerous today than they were in the past? Peasants in Sumer were working far harder than the average westerner today, and their effort only bought them their basic survival needs (with none to spare).