[Split Thread] Technology and Universal Income

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Posted By:Loss Leader

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Originally Posted by 3point14 (Post 12287738) Yes. The system we have isn't designed to work with that level of automation. I think there's a reasonable argument that the more that is automated, the fewer hours everyone should work. The major benefits of massive automation over the last 20 years seem to have accrued only to the very rich*. If that trend continues we're looking at a very dystopian future. *Cheap tellys don't count as a 'major benefit'

In the long term, I think universal income is the solution.

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