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Re:Replacement.ai by leobg on Sunday October 19, 2025 @11:27AM (#45634888)
Is it just income that’s the issue? I’d rather say it’s purpose. Even more: What will happen to democracy in a world where 100% of the population are 27/7 consumers?
Re:Replacement.ai by Gepsens on Sunday October 19, 2025 @11:43AM (#45635023)
Smaller cities, human size, humans closer to nature, robots bring stuff from factories by driving. Done
Re:Replacement.ai by yoz-y on Sunday October 19, 2025 @01:40PM (#45636141)
Seeing how the humans behave when an extreme minority is able to control the production and the army…
Re:Replacement.ai by IHLayman on Sunday October 19, 2025 @11:38AM (#45634980)
“ What will happen to democracy in a world where 100% of the population are 27/7 consumers?”

…we’ll add three hours to our day?

Bu seriously, I support what you are saying. This is why the entire consumer system needs to change, because in a world with no jobs it is by definition unsustainable.

Re:Replacement.ai by ryandrake on Sunday October 19, 2025 @12:28PM (#45635498)
Not if it's ends up a literal utopia where robots do all the work and all humans share equally in the benefits, and get to live their lives with a purpose other than toiling for N hours a week to earn M survival tokens, which is what we have today. Good luck coming up with the political will to actually implement that utopia, though.
Re:Replacement.ai by creer on Sunday October 19, 2025 @01:35PM (#45636098)
> What will happen to democracy in a world where 100% of the population are 27/7 consumers?

What does the one have to do with the other?

But even then, currently plenty of people find their fun in creating - when it's not their job. And they struggle with finding the time for that. Sometimes the materials and training and machines for that also. Meanwhile a majority of current jobs involve zero personal creativity or making or creating. Driving or staffing a retail outlet or even most cooking jobs can't really be what you are looking for on your argument?

Is the road to post-scarcity more likely with or without robots?