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Intrinsically, there is no harm in 0% employment. One can certainly imagine a society in which nobody works, and the fruits of automations are enjoyed by all.
by jarrett 13y ago
Intrinsically, there is no harm in 0% employment. One can certainly imagine a society in which nobody works, and the fruits of automations are enjoyed by all.
Alternatively, one can imagine an extremely hierarchical society where the fruits of automation are enjoyed only be a few, and the rest of the population is treated as a burden or a threat.
My hypothesis implies no value judgment about the future of human labor. Maybe 0% employment will be good, maybe it will be bad. I'm merely imagining how we could get to 0%, not what that will mean for us.
- dllthomas 13y agoNitpicky language question - it seems to me there is a difference between "intrinsically, there is no harm in X" and "there is no intrinsic harm in X," where the former would strictly be "it is intrinsic to X that no harm in it." I assume you mean the latter?
- jarrett 13y agoExcellent catch! I quite agree.