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While that's an interesting question for sci-fi, I don't find it useful to ask it as a policy matter in the next century. I am somewhat bemused by Dresden Coda

• waterlesscloud 14y ago
  If that's too far in the future to contemplate, then what about when it reaches a tipping point? We don't have to get all the way down that road for it to be a serious problem. Given the nature of technology, it's more likely to come in the form of large bursts of disruption than a gradual slide. Once robots reach a certain level of sophistication, they take over a large number of tasks all at once. Same with more knowledge oriented systems. Even if complete human replacement is far off, what happens when 200 million jobs are made obsolete in a matter of years?
  • saraid216 14y ago
    I dunno. The horror of this confuses me: I don't derive a huge amount of meaning from my job, and I'd find as much enjoyment from life just from a life made mostly from thought and casual socialization. I imagine we'd carve ourselves niches where we'd intentionally do things ourselves for the enjoyment of using our hands and our minds for funsies. We'd probably transition to a purely attention-based economy or something. /shrug