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Chainfire

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1. There is always the question; if workers are replaced by robots

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Sep 25, 2022, 10:13 AM

Sep 2022

there is no question about who will reap the rewards, but who will buy the products that the machines produce? The people who actually call the shots are not about to share the wealth with unemployed workers. The very wealthy already despise the working class as some kind of untermenschen. If we lose our usefulness as the producers of wealth what value do we have?

Automation is inevitable, and in a fair world it could cause more wealth and happiness for all, but unless social issues are resolved it could cause more problems than it solves.

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Can Robots Fix Inflation, Supply Chain and Labor Issues? Singapore Thinks So [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 OP

There is always the question; if workers are replaced by robots Chainfire Sep 2022 #1

Instead of working in factories where molded plastic or metal items are made Warpy Sep 2022 #2

+1 peppertree Sep 2022 #3