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Re:Temporary Visas, Meant to Import Talent, Help Ship Jobs A... by yrro on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @08:11PM (#10300818)
To rephrase the question in terms you may agree with: what should happen when there is not enough meaningful work to keep everyone employed?

(I believe we reached this point some time ago)

Re:Temporary Visas, Meant to Import Talent, Help Ship Jobs A... by Kalium on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @08:13PM (#10300828)
The bounds of the human imagination, and its possible expressions, are functionally infinite. Then it is only a question of resources. I don't agree that we've reached this point.

In a post-scarcity world, I don't think the problem of insufficient meaningful work is likely to occur. There will always be a kitten to be played with, art to be made, research to be performed, and more.

Re:Temporary Visas, Meant to Import Talent, Help Ship Jobs A... by nulltype on Tuesday September 29, 2015 @08:45PM (#10300966)
Where are all these purfessional kitten-playing-with jobs?
Re:Temporary Visas, Meant to Import Talent, Help Ship Jobs A... by mdpopescu on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @10:22AM (#10304152)
I know several people who make a great living from playing card games (Hearthstone). This would have sounded insane to me 20 years ago.
Re:Temporary Visas, Meant to Import Talent, Help Ship Jobs A... by Kalium on Wednesday September 30, 2015 @01:33PM (#10305627)
I know several people who make their livings running a cat cafe.