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Why do only few people realize that bots ARE NOT(!) the problem! Our f*cked up economic system is! If we would live in. better society in which capitalism is finally known to be horrible by a majority of people, everyone would profit from robots and almost everyone (except those mind-sick workaholics) would be happy. We just need to finally acknowledge, that capitalism is bullshit, period. P.S.: I hate communism more…
As a man, learn to accept a life of celibacy. Sadly, women's tendency to evaluate men by their occupation is not going to change as quickly as the jobs market. (This is admittedly a dystopian view, but I believe it's possible.)
This sort of sentiment is sexist, demeaning, and false.
There is a huge body of research done on mating preferences for both sexes. Some of them may not confirm with your current world view.
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I was thinking more along the lines of "Turn to a life of crime." But your solution also has merit.
Suicide and crime have merit? I fail to see the ethical upside of any of those besides short-term gains.
Why do only few people realize that bots ARE NOT(!) the problem! Our f*cked up economic system is! If we would live in. better society in which capitalism is finally known to be horrible by a majority of people, everyone would profit from robots and almost everyone (except those mind-sick workaholics) would be happy. We just need to finally acknowledge, that capitalism is bullshit, period. P.S.: I hate communism more…
Why do you hate communism? Is there a legitimate reason?
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Why do you hate communism? Is there a legitimate reason?
Given his statement I'm assuming his family fled a particular implementation of communism at some point in the past. I struggle with responses to statements like OP has made for a number of reasons. I find it questionable that authoritarianism is a required component of a communist society. That said it has clearly been a component of all implementations of "communism" at the national level. I'm air quoting that beca…
Post scarcity != communism, if we go by the motief of this thread then the federation is not communist it also doesn't have a planned economy.
Are we assuming a magic source of income? If yes: I'd take up writing, teaching and practicing yoga, and charcoal drawing. If no: I'd probably have to be some kind of nanny or domestic help. :/
I think everyone "assumes" basic income grants, when the robots make say upwards of 50 percent of people redundant. I myself remain sceptical. If you low-medium skilled you should be able to find work from the people made richer by the robots, as butlers, assistants, etc... Yes even with the best robot, some people will prefer human contact. Some people may even pay a premium for companionship.
Another thing: In a fully automated, yet capitalist society, wealth will be concentrated in the hands of even fewer people than right now, because we will come to a point where no one will offer robots for sale anymore, so no one can become rich except by heritage, and rich people will fail and become poor at a certain rate (because that's how capitalism works).
This process leads to a financial singularity in which 10 people own all the money in the world (and all the robots). I see two likely scenarios then:
1. Since one rich person (and their family) cannot possibly use a billion servants, a lot of the poor people will not be able to make a living and die.
2. The poor people agree to not care about the meaning of these green slips of paper anymore and seize the robots.
Come to think of it, #1 is actually more likely if the robots are intelligent enough to protect themselves against being seized.
As some others have mentioned, the title vs the text confuse a little. The main difficulty in the thought process is what is meant by "my job". Of course, it can't literally be just my job. It would have to be a class of jobs. What class? I do a little supervision, a little data analysis, a little CRUD app maintenance/development. The hardest part of my job is translating customer requests/requirements into action wi…
If the bots can pick up the phone, make a sale and get a client to pay me on a subscription basis, I won't need to do anything. I will sit on my couch, sip some wine and watch TV. Until then, I have a job.
As a man, learn to accept a life of celibacy. Sadly, women's tendency to evaluate men by their occupation is not going to change as quickly as the jobs market. (This is admittedly a dystopian view, but I believe it's possible.)