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DetlefK

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3. See the novel "Lord of all Things"

Tue Dec 16, 2014, 06:56 AM

Dec 2014

http://en.andreaseschbach.com/page11/page12/page12.html

Robots will be able to replace humans in all menial jobs. The only jobs that are safe will be:
- jobs where the salary is so crappy that a human is still cheaper than a robot
- jobs where customers are happier with human workers (e.g. restaurants)
- jobs that demand creativity (art, science)

What will happen to all the humans that can't find jobs because there are no jobs?
"Humans need not apply"
They won't have money, they won't able to buy things, the industry won't be able to sell things. (Billionaires won't buy 100,000 pairs of trousers a year just to keep a particular factory running so it can produce more trousers for the billionaire to buy.)

The solution is giving jobless people an unconditional minimum-wage.

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THE REVOLUTION ITS ON: As Robots Grow Smarter, American Workers Struggle to Keep Up [View all] Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 OP

Anyone who has been paying attention to robotics, vision, computer and so on research has known this Fumesucker Dec 2014 #1

There are some people with their heads in the sand. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #2

This autistic person wishes Siri was around when I was a little kid! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #25

See the novel "Lord of all Things" DetlefK Dec 2014 #3

That's the James S. Corey solution. Adrahil Dec 2014 #6

Which would create its own issues The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #9

I think there are a few jobs that will last a while. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #10

The solution most likely to be adopted will Skidmore Dec 2014 #19

Mass incarceration will also be an option for the troublemakers. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #20

Or a guaranteed anual income aspirant Dec 2014 #22

Triple hourly wages and cut the work week to 15 hours. Recursion Dec 2014 #4

Except the one where that wouldn't happen The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #5

I'd like to see the economic theory behind this... And how it gets implemented. Adrahil Dec 2014 #7

Wheat-threshing jobs are fairly rare now Recursion Dec 2014 #8

Needs to be done is the important part there The2ndWheel Dec 2014 #13

Well, look at the trend in semi-skilled blue collar labor.... Adrahil Dec 2014 #17

If by economic theory you mean how will we fare? Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #11

No... I mean the numbers game. Adrahil Dec 2014 #16

another sensible solution aspirant Dec 2014 #23

We'd have to give up the Puritan value about work treestar Dec 2014 #12

Very interesting conundrum. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #14

It's time to leave the old ways behind. aspirant Dec 2014 #29

True, I wonder if we can get over it treestar Dec 2014 #32

The number of willing workaholics I know is sad. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #26

Owning a business and producing value becomes very cheap. chrisa Dec 2014 #15

There is a change happening that is unprecedented and for many will be scary. Jesus Malverde Dec 2014 #18

My allergist of 25 years attended a conference LiberalElite Dec 2014 #21

Humanity must establish a socialist, post-scarcity society, or else we will destroy ourselves. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #24

Agree, only labels divide us aspirant Dec 2014 #27

European social democracies aren't socialist, they are capitalist with welfare states. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #28

Points well taken aspirant Dec 2014 #30

I think we all know how this realistically ends BlindTiresias Dec 2014 #31