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45. ZOMG! Can Hookerboot 5000 be far behind ? nt

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Sun Aug 3, 2014, 07:36 AM

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We’re Heading into a Jobless Future, No Matter What the Government Does [View all] Uncle Joe Aug 2014 OP

Maybe each human should be allotted a robot to do the work and pay shraby Aug 2014 #1

Guaranteed living income time. woo me with science Aug 2014 #2

got to be quick around here! edgineered Aug 2014 #4

I agree, woo me with science, a negative income tax or guaranteed income is a good idea. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #5

Damn politicians, for one example, have always been dipping into the social security trust. n/t RKP5637 Aug 2014 #6

+1 leftstreet Aug 2014 #7

That would be wonderful! Phlem Aug 2014 #37

Wasn't it in the late 60's and early 70's edgineered Aug 2014 #3

Yep, it was ... and now each day the country sinks further and further downhill for millions and RKP5637 Aug 2014 #8

There were many dynamics in play other than the beginning of the computer age. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #9

Yes, and hearing that chocolate ration has been increased edgineered Aug 2014 #12

I have since added the link to the OP, I apologize for the oversight. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #34

Slave labor abroad. joshcryer Aug 2014 #18

They served their purpose, and were discarded. eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 #25

Nor is there a need to change the mindset of those voters edgineered Aug 2014 #29

All the gains from the extra productivity... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #26

All the 0.001% have to do is figure out how to eliminate the rest of us n2doc Aug 2014 #10

That part of the plan can never be revealed. edgineered Aug 2014 #15

Only if we let them, but I believe Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #16

Erm, the 0.001% don't have expertise. joshcryer Aug 2014 #20

You haven't included a link. CBHagman Aug 2014 #11

Vivek Wadhwa progressoid Aug 2014 #17

Thanks for catching that, I added the link to the OP. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #23

I remember the promise of shorter work weeks in the 60's and 70's airplaneman Aug 2014 #13

, blkmusclmachine Aug 2014 #14

robots will be used to suppress dissent as the rich consume all remaining world resources whereisjustice Aug 2014 #19

So except for the rich there's no need for people. GeorgeGist Aug 2014 #21

Technology has given us a world of material abundance bhikkhu Aug 2014 #22

Ummmm ... why, exactly, does that robot have breasts ? eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 #24

DUzy. nt awoke_in_2003 Aug 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author 1000words Aug 2014 #28

Have you seen this one yet, eppur_se_muova? I imagine the pay scale will be lower as well. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #31

ZOMG! Can Hookerboot 5000 be far behind ? nt eppur_se_muova Aug 2014 #45

The project manager was in a frenzy and couldn't decide what to do. edgineered Aug 2014 #38

I have been waiting decades for the robot housekeepers since reading some old 50s and 60s scifi cstanleytech Aug 2014 #30

Sometimes things don't happen as quickly as we thought they would, but it's happening. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #32

I'm still waiting for my jet pack. n/t Mr.Bill Aug 2014 #33

I'd read Brautigan's 1967 poem 'All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace,' but freshwest Aug 2014 #35

That's a good and yet troubling read freshwest, but regarding the selfish gene Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #41

the future SummerSnow Aug 2014 #36

Automation promised a life of leisure and now the right wing claims that's being lazy. Spitfire of ATJ Aug 2014 #39

This could go 2 ways a2liberal Aug 2014 #40

I just read the first four chapters and will read the rest tomorrow. Uncle Joe Aug 2014 #42

Let me know what you think when you're done :) nt a2liberal Aug 2014 #44

Read or re-read Player Piano by Kurt Vonnegut Crabby Appleton Aug 2014 #43