These kinds of things ignore the premiumization of things. Sure you can roboticize and 3D print cheap crap, but someone will make a slightly higher quality vers

These kinds of things ignore the premiumization of things. Sure you can roboticize and 3D print cheap crap, but someone will make a slightly higher quality version with slightly better materials and charge more for it. People will flock to the better version for their own reasons. Capitalism fits in very nicely with our own vanities and desires. Robots won't change that. Does everyone reading this drive the cheapest Kia or Hyundai? If not, why not? With premium goods you will need marketing staff, support staff, etc. Jobs will continue to be created. We'll just lose manufcaturing entirely, which seems to be a net good considering how horrible those jobs are. New jobs will take up the slack, or if it not, we'll see a trivial uncheck in welfare and less work hours for workers. Not exactly end of the world scenarios here. These robot scare pieces really are out there. We've had industrialization for 100+ years. Its no different than what we're doing now. If anything, advanced and cheap robotics and replication will help with a lot of inefficiencies in the market. Why does it take a $90/hr guy to do some basic plumbing in my house or to replace a door? This kind of blue collar stuff should be automated/roboticized. Or why is Chicago on the hook for billions in pensions for meter maids, janitors, bus drivers and other low effort/easily roboticized jobs? We're paying millions per person in pensions for a mere 20-25 years of labor. Robots will solve the inefficiencies that need to be solved. They'll make things better via lower tax loads and better outcomes. We need more robot optimistism here. I'm ready for the low work, low tax, low hassle leisure society.