Good points. I think I agree with pretty much everything, and your fourth paragraph about the problems that automation generates for folks are pretty spot on (h

Good points. I think I agree with pretty much everything, and your fourth paragraph about the problems that automation generates for folks are pretty spot on (hadn't thought about the patronage system emerging from wealth inequity, but jesus that has happened historically a lot). In case I wasn't super clear above, I believe that if there are fewer jobs that kill people, that's a very good thing. Technological progress is super legit. But you can't deny that people seem to desperately need some sort of sense of job-driven accomplishment, at least in western cultures, and finding a way to change the culture and politics such that people are able and willing to live self-driven yet fulfilling lives seems like it's gonna be the big challenge to getting everyone on board with the relentless pace of technological change.