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3. It's people, not "labor". That's the mindset we need to break

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 11:29 PM

Jun 2015

We're very close to a point where there's simply no need for most of the world to work most of the time. People who are interested in something, sure. Or people who want a little something extra, sure.

That was the situation for most of the human race's existence (hunter gatherers generally need to exert themselves about 2-3 hours a week to get the food they need). Just think of it as H sapiens coming back home.

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