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Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by TYPE_FASTER on Sunday November 06, 2016 @12:18PM (#12886050)
> My argument against communism has always been "who works?".

Robots.

Wasn't that always the point of automation and robotics in the science fiction past? "This will be great! We won't have to do as much work!"

Now we're finally getting there, and the reaction is "woah woah woah, you can't stop working just because a machine does it now."

Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by formula1 on Sunday November 06, 2016 @01:46PM (#12886433)
Thats distant future. Farming, mining, wars, police, government, cleaning... Robots arent doing everything. Additionally, these robots are being paid for by companies. If the companies want to give a life to everyone, fantastic! However, Im not comfident that better profit margins translates directly to post-scarcity.
Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 06, 2016 @01:56PM (#12886474)
Eminent domain on robotics tech if necessary.
Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by formula1 on Sunday November 06, 2016 @02:39PM (#12886675)
I highly doubt that will happen. There is no politicsl party that currently supports overriding the patent system inorder to provide for the general welfare. And hypothetically if it happens, I now know that any tech I build cant be too useful in case it just becomes a public survice.
Re:Elon Musk thinks universal income is answer to automation... by toomuchtodo on Sunday November 06, 2016 @03:20PM (#12886847)
China. Which, if it were to happen, as a US citizens I'd move there in a heartbeat.