If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.
The Huffington Post
Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared Of Capitalism, Not Robots
Alexander C. Kaufman | Business Editor
Stephen Hawking Says We Should Really Be Scared Of Capitalism, Not Robots
Alexander C. Kaufman | Business Editor
Albert Einstein just says we should be really scared of capitalism.
1 comment:
Why, that sounds much like the distribution of fiat.
Does anyone remember Sean Connery running around in a man-kini, knocking off men with his revolver, so that their evil seed doesn't poison the earth?
Well, here we are decreasing the surplus population by one means or another.
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