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Re:Ask HN: Will capitalism survive the robot revolution? by forumuid on Friday January 20, 2017 @02:19AM (#13442202)
The capitalism pursuiting money by human labor may be doomed. The Capitalism, which pursues knowledge or a higher level of human nature, may survive or flourish,imagine that all people do not seek money but higher levels of knowledge. Human labor is transformed from a passive machine to a knowledge doctoral worker
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Re:Ask HN: Will capitalism survive the robot revolution? by atmosx on Friday January 20, 2017 @08:59AM (#13443779)
Let's make sure we understand the difference between a community where scarcity is inexistent[1] with Communism. Under a Communist regime your choices are forced, thats not a minor detail.

[1]: Like a Star Trek community, where you have an accessible machine that can create any material you like, from a glass of wine to a macbook pro.

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