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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by matheusmoreira on Thursday March 12, 2026 @08:59PM (#47359441)
At some point we're gonna have to abolish the economy itself. We need to transition to a post-scarcity society where everything is abundant and there's no need to economize.
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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by pastel8739 on Friday March 13, 2026 @02:39AM (#47361348)
Is AI helping us get there? I don’t think AI has done anything to reduce the scarcity of food, shelter, physical goods—things that people actually use money for
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Re:ATMs didn't kill bank Teller jobs, but the iPhone did by heavyset_go on Friday March 13, 2026 @04:22AM (#47361854)
That is the future for significant shareholders, everyone else can starve.
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