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0 pointsp1esk21h ago0 comments

Unless AI will allow people not work and keep their quality of life. Could be possible with total automation of everything.

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8note14h ago

its reasonably well known that people thrive when they have a sense of purpose.

having your needs met without needing to do anything leads to disaster for mental health

p1eskOP12h ago

This is my biggest concern. In the more distant future, I think people will lose themselves in VR worlds.

shafyy19h ago

Could also be possible today, but we chose a capitalistic system that leads to an increasing wealth gap. And now we're in a situation where the richest 1% own 50% of the wealth.

So, if we increase automation and the ownership structures stay the same, this inequality will get worse, not better.

p1eskOP18h ago

It’s interesting, people talk about inequality and I definitely feel it myself – I see so many rich people around me. But I am in that 1%, just like many on this forum. At least according to https://dqydj.com/average-median-top-individual-income-perce... yet I still have to work for a living.

jinwoo6819h ago

Nope. If everything is totally automated, if ever, the gap between the rich and the poor will widen even more. Most people will live in misery while only a handful of people enjoy all the automation.

jazz9k16h ago

How will this ever be possible? Do you think it will ever be able to keep up with generations of people not working?

The cost will exponentially increase over time and the systen will eventually collapse.

You also won't be able to keep your 'quality of life', unless government housing and rationing is your quality.

I feel like the foolishness of communism isn't taught enough in schools and every generation has to dress it up with new technology.

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