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Re:How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race by timv on Thursday June 30, 2016 @04:45AM (#12007323)
> Are we sure this isn't true?

I don't know of any studies, but I suspect there would be some.

In addition to the question of "how do we share income in a less-work world?", there is the question "how do we ensure that the are opportunities for everyone to contribute something meaningful to society?"

Ideally those questions would connect - we would use our increased product(ivity) to fund a wider range of human endeavours that might not have been considered "economically productive" in previous generations.

I don't know what that looks like, but I would hope it means more art and science, rather than more soul crushing, meaningless busy-work.

Re:How Amazon Triggered a Robot Arms Race by ethbro on Thursday June 30, 2016 @08:37AM (#12008058)
Or even, how many researchers are working at McDonald's because their families' circumstances didn't afford them other opportunities, including ability to further their education?

Maybe not many, but I feel pretty confident that number is greater than 0.