> purposefully place people in permanent poverty They're already there, this is just a less brutal version of it. > The danger is that far too many people wil

> purposefully place people in permanent poverty They're already there, this is just a less brutal version of it. > The danger is that far too many people will accept this standard of living. It's the best possible outcome for people rendered unemployable by automation. We can either invent degrading makework to waste their time, or acknowlege what the market is telling us--our civilization is productive enough we no longer need everyone able-bodied (and some who aren't) working for their whole adult lives.