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People's desires are numberless, but the question is who will fulfil those desires? Machines are getting better at fulfilling our desires a lot quicker than we
by jiggy2011 14y ago
People's desires are numberless, but the question is who will fulfil those desires?
Machines are getting better at fulfilling our desires a lot quicker than we ourselves are.
- wpietri 14y agoDepends on what you're looking at. Look at the credits for modern films. These days they use more people, not fewer. Or look at food. We've already figured out what a future of minimum-cost food looks like. There's a lot of growth in more human-intensive agriculture, production, and cooking. The best restaurants aren't the ones with the most automation. Sure, if Strong AI Jesus ever descends from the clouds or comes up from the labs, some things may change. But maybe not. Humans are evolved to deal with other humans. They like doing it.
- jiggy2011 14y agoTrue, there are certainly jobs for skilled filmmakers , chefs etc. But on the other hand there aren't any jobs for tellers at video rental stores (they are probably replaced by a lower number of software developers at netflix).