Re:Rise of the Machines: The Future Has Lots of Robots, Few ...
by mc32 on Wednesday April 08, 2015 @11:20AM
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The robotists will be the new capitalists. The robotists will not only amass wealth but also disproportionate power.
It'll be up to the people to decide how this unnerving issue is resolved.
Will the power of robotics be devolved into the community and be community commons type property or will it remain in private hands thus ensuring a widening gulf between robotists and the rest.
It was back in the seventies with Nixon in power when the specter of a widening wealth gap led to serious consideration of reverse income taxes (the old basic income), we'll have to revisit those ideas.
I also wonder what a more leisure driven lifestyle will lead to. With more time to think, meditate and reflect, will people feel more depressed, will people impact the environment more when it's cheaper, easier a d you have the time to travel anywhere? Will such amenities be rationed so as to minimize impact on ecology?
On the other hand, more time for " mobilization" and such time consuming social engineering schemes.
It'll be up to the people to decide how this unnerving issue is resolved.
Will the power of robotics be devolved into the community and be community commons type property or will it remain in private hands thus ensuring a widening gulf between robotists and the rest.
It was back in the seventies with Nixon in power when the specter of a widening wealth gap led to serious consideration of reverse income taxes (the old basic income), we'll have to revisit those ideas.
I also wonder what a more leisure driven lifestyle will lead to. With more time to think, meditate and reflect, will people feel more depressed, will people impact the environment more when it's cheaper, easier a d you have the time to travel anywhere? Will such amenities be rationed so as to minimize impact on ecology?
On the other hand, more time for " mobilization" and such time consuming social engineering schemes.