Comment by intended
9 days ago
> but we might eventually reach a point in automation where a lot of prices drop to the point where it's virtually free, food could be included,
It took two world wars till we had an aberrational period where the middle class actually had lives which were good.
UBI can’t happen because governments globally don't have the money to pay for it. Its good to hope, but the details aren’t in favor.
Well if AI keeps cannibalizing jobs, governments will HAVE to find a way to make UBI works. If they do not there will be deadly riots as people lose their livelihoods.
There will simply have to be a solution, whether or not it’s deemed “impossible.”
I believe the solution is fairly simple: military robots to keep the masses in check.
Just look at how utterly evil and despicable the rich and powerful have been acting over the last years. Do you really think that people who are investing in shock collars to prepare for societal breakdown scenarios would give the non-rich masses a single red dime?