It is a question of time, until a robot, let's say priced about 10.000 US$ with the intelligence of a 12 year old child can replace the majority of labor, while

It is a question of time, until a robot, let's say priced about 10.000 US$ with the intelligence of a 12 year old child can replace the majority of labor, while working 24/7. IBM did not build Watson to win in Jeopardy I guess. Then what? I am more than pessimistic for the future. I take this as an opportunity to post some of my favorite blog posts. Enjoy! "There is No Steady State Economy (except at a very basic level)" http://ourfiniteworld.com/2011/02/21/there-is-no-steady-state-economy-except-at-a-very-basic-level/ http://ourfiniteworld.com/2011/02/21/there-is-no-steady-stat... Limits to Growth–At our doorstep, but not recognized http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-02-12/limits-to-growth-at-our-doorstep-but-not-recognized http://www.resilience.org/stories/2014-02-12/limits-to-growt... Wealth And Energy Consumption Are Inseparable http://www.declineoftheempire.com/2012/01/wealth-and-energy-consumption-are-inseparable.html http://www.declineoftheempire.com/2012/01/wealth-and-energy-... Galactic-Scale Energy http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/07/galactic-scale-energy/ http://physics.ucsd.edu/do-the-math/2011/07/galactic-scale-e...