Comment by yard2010

Comment by yard2010 2 days ago

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Imagine when you don't need money anymore because everything is automated to oblivion. Everything is affordable. So the kind of people like you won't have to work to make a living, you just do your art instead. Better for everyone!

dathos 2 days ago

I cannot understand this optimism, in my industry the profits of automation only flow upwards.

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  • kevindamm 2 days ago

    My understanding is that you need the optimists to mention it enough times before the world is ready, because it normalizes the concept in ways that not mentioning it ever (or mentioning it only cynically) wouldn't be able to.

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  • brookst a day ago

    While the profits of tech have also flowed upwards, even average to poor people have much improved quality of life from tech.

    I’d prefer much less wealth inequality, but it’s not like the only benefit of automation is profit.

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