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Re:Programming is the new High School Diploma by joe_the_user on Monday January 30, 2012 @03:59PM (#3530631)
Hmm,

I might indeed prefer Dentist #1. But if competition in my field of interest has significant reduced my salary or rendered me unemployed, I may have no choice but to dial-up Dentist #2.

This effect then results in Dentist #1 joining me in having his/her livelihood under pressure.

I can't see this ending well...

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Re:Programming is the new High School Diploma by loup-vaillant on Monday February 06, 2012 @09:28AM (#3557501)
Automating (nearly) everything doesn't mean everyone have to starve. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_income_guarantee There. Lots of free time, and the money to live through it. I agree however that our current economic model cannot stand widespread automation (heck, it already struggles with abundance, fighting it with artificial scarcity).
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