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Re:Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been re... by tomcam on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:05AM (#34501300)
> In countries without social safety nets, younger generations are expected to directly support older famility members.

And in countries with social safety nets, workers pay to support other, retiring workers. With increasing lifespans, sharply decreasing numbers of workers, and relatively early retirement ages… the wheels are going to fall right off the train, unless robots save us.

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Re:Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been re... by steve_adams_86 on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:20AM (#34501426)
I’m optimistic about robots increasing productivity, but I worry they won’t be used to uplift everyone equally. They seem well-poised to increase wealth disparity rather than reduce it. I would love to be wrong, though.
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Re:Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been re... by chopin on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @04:19AM (#34501418)
The wealth created by robots will go to a few.
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Re:Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been re... by jedrek on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @05:21AM (#34501856)
Funny how the assumption is that robots have to save us. Worker productivity is at a never before seen, all-time high. The benefits of that productivity are going straight into the pockets of the largest holders of capital.

We don't need robots, we need guillotines.

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Re:Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been re... by red-iron-pine on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:39AM (#34506016)
People need to start using the word guillotines more so that the sentiment analysis bots pick up on it.
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Re:Japan PM’s solution to dire birthrate has already been re... by marcusverus on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:50AM (#34506210)
Nothing is quite as progressive as ghoulish threats of political violence.
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