Re:The threat of technological unemployment
by coldtea on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @02:35PM
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>It depends on their form. People aren't on drugs because they don't have enough money. People are on drugs because their lives lack meaning, and simply getting a government check won't change that. A man cannot provide for his family by simply being alive to cash a check.
That's a cultural issue. A man can very much provide for his family "by simply being alive to cash a check" and not think twice about it.
Unless the culture finds meaning only in the workplace -- and not in tons of other activities and pursuits.
That's a cultural issue. A man can very much provide for his family "by simply being alive to cash a check" and not think twice about it.
Unless the culture finds meaning only in the workplace -- and not in tons of other activities and pursuits.