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> But what would a world without work look like? Its something we better start getting ready for because technology gets rid of far more jobs than it creates a
by trustfundbaby 12y ago
> But what would a world without work look like?
Its something we better start getting ready for because technology gets rid of far more jobs than it creates and will only continue to do so for the forseeable future.
Eventually only super highly skilled and creative jobs (writing, art etc) that can't be handled by robot/android/humanoids will be left to do and we'll have to figure out how to allot a basic living wage to people with increments to that coming based on ... specious things like their popularity ... maybe? (I shudder to imagine this)
- andyhmltn 12y ago>increments to that coming based on ... specious things like their popularity ... maybe? (I shudder to imagine this) What about being allocated money based on your positive (and negative) contributions to society? You currently can earn millions doing absolutely nothing useful ripping people off in wall st or earn pennies devoting your life to helping others
- collyw 12y ago"Eventually only super highly skilled and creative jobs (writing, art etc) that can't be handled by robot/android/humanoids will be left to do and we'll have to figure out how to allot a basic living wage..." That vision was sold to us in the 70's, but despite the technological advancement, we are all working a lot more.
- tonyedgecombe 12y agoSome of us are.
- trustfundbaby 12y ago> we are all working a lot more the ones who have jobs ... that is not surprising. In a society where ones identity is tied to ones job as tightly as it is in the US, its not surprising that as the job market shrinks, the people with jobs will tend to work harder and harder to justify having said jobs. And when i talk about this scenario, I'm not talking about 10 20 or even 30 years. I'm talking 100, maybe 150 years from now that this becomes a reality.