Re:The threat of technological unemployment
by intrasight on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @04:02PM
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You're totally generalizing here. There are plenty of people who happily accept their "disability" or Social Security. Do you really think that "work" is the only path to fulfillment? Perhaps you would feel worthless if you didn't work, but there are plenty of people (myself included) who would be happy to hike, bike, go to the library, participate in civil institutions, and play my mandolin, etc. all day long.
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Re:The threat of technological unemployment
by Kalium on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @04:06PM
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You're absolutely right! I'm generalizing about large populations here. I'm doing this because the subject is public policy. Discussing millions of people individually is utterly intractable in such a scenario (EDIT: or any scenario, really).
I do not in any way, shape, or form believe that "work" is the only path to fulfillment for humanity. I do think that in much of the rust belt, a majority of the population has incorporated the dignity of work into their identities.
You are absolutely correct that a great many people love to do other things and find fulfillment in them. I simply do not believe that this number is large enough to significantly alter the analysis I have offered.
Re:The threat of technological unemployment
by eli_gottlieb on Tuesday December 27, 2016 @04:29PM
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>Perhaps you would feel worthless if you didn't work, but there are plenty of people (myself included) who would be happy to hike, bike, go to the library, participate in civil institutions, and play my mandolin, etc. all day long.
Yes, but the problem is to stop insulting people for taking that option by constantly making them "prove" to society that they "suffer enough" to be given automation-money.