fatslob-:O on 02 September 2017
| RolStoppable said: Something like this has to happen at some point because the progress of automation is going to lead to fewer available jobs while the creation of new job opportunities isn't going to keep pace. There are always going to be unemployed, but such a system would eliminate a lot of bureaucracy and at the same time secure a minimum standard for living for everyone. You would have people who are content with such a standard because they lack the desire to be productive and don't have any real goals in life, but that's not too different from how things are now. Most people would still want to work because they desire a higher standard for living. Of course, if this would be put up for a vote, the majority of people would vote against it, simply because there's an assumption that it would allow leeches of the society to benefit. |
Yeah but automation is still fairly underdeveloped to support the idea of a post-scarcity economy so we aren't ready yet ...
The best way to fight unemployment once the time comes is to raise educational standards as K-12 isn't going to cut it anymore in the relative near future since robots will do most of the jobs both better and cheaper the group is capable of ...
