Alobar, you raise an interesting point that I've been thinking about a bit lately. The subject hovers toward politics, so I'll be careful and try not to incite anything. I agree that robotics are quite likely to eliminate most manufacturing jobs in the not-too-distant future. It is already happening, obviously. What the economy evolves into is an interesting question. I think maybe Buckminster Fuller suggested that we are reaching the point where a select few can basically provide for the balance of the world population? I think that is a little extreme, but the ideal would be a future with people needing to work fewer hours while still attaining a comfortable life via increased efficiency. But of course, that would be a utopian ideal. The reality will likely be a rocky adjustment to such a state, with plenty of suffering along the way. On the other hand, people have probably predicted that we were at that state long ago, but something came up to keep us all busy.
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One in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a wage.
Edit: this was the quote.
One in ten thousand of us can make a technological breakthrough capable of supporting all the rest. The youth of today are absolutely right in recognizing this nonsense of earning a wage.
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