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Re:One of Estonia's first "e-residents" explains what it means by mathgladiator on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @09:03PM (#16750958)
You must be exacerbated... so I apologize. But, what exactly is false about this. It stands to reason that getting a job sounds a lot easier than starting a revolution for most people.
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Re:One of Estonia's first "e-residents" explains what it means by gonvaled on Tuesday April 03, 2018 @11:38PM (#16751694)
Only if your economy has jobs. Let's say AI revolution brings 90% unempoyment: then it's easier to revolt than to find a job, if:

- you still can: you are not yet a slave, with the ruling class + machines not yet fully in control

- you have a reason to revolt: your life quality is low, because society does not give a damn about the losers

With those being true, a revolution should happen well before reaching those high unemployment figures.

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