The solution to "people are killing themselves because they have no purpose outside their jobs and their job just got automated" is not outlawing technology, it is helping people find purpose outside of work.
That's essentially the same thing that GP said. I know I'd rather safety nets be improved for this future rather than outlawing, but don't see it happening until some major suffering and upheaval happen. Likely, they have a similar outlook.
I don't think "I'd outlaw technology if I could" is the same as saying "technology is good actually, let's find ways to make people happy in ways where automation doesn't matter".
Thinking that the latter will be difficult does not justify the former position at all.
> we are making absolutely zero progress on improving safety nets.
Citation needed.
Progress is being made. Andrew Yang ran for President on UBI and was taken seriously. Universal Healthcare has more support now than ever (and growing). It takes time for people to change their minds.
I don't understand the frame of reference where it makes more sense to fight to outlaw automation than it does to improve safety nets. If I had the political capital to do the latter, I can't imagine wasting it on the former.
