← Back to context Comment by jleyank 1 hour ago No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call. 3 comments jleyank Reply theptip 38 minutes ago This is only a bargaining chip until the robot workers come online. Once capital can fully replace labor it’s game over.(And once the robots outpower the humans, you can’t even protest or overthrow your new overlords.)Important to know when your cards must be played. chrncirurp 1 hour ago > No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call.Maybe you’re right.Maybe you’re wrong.No point wasting money on UBI before it’s a problem. Let’s wait and see if UBI is actually required.That is, do people actually protest and vote. Probably not. jleyank 40 minutes ago “Nine missed meals from anarchy.” There’s a lot of armed people in the US so social unrest will be a problem if they ever get so angry that Fox News can’t trank them.
theptip 38 minutes ago This is only a bargaining chip until the robot workers come online. Once capital can fully replace labor it’s game over.(And once the robots outpower the humans, you can’t even protest or overthrow your new overlords.)Important to know when your cards must be played.
chrncirurp 1 hour ago > No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call.Maybe you’re right.Maybe you’re wrong.No point wasting money on UBI before it’s a problem. Let’s wait and see if UBI is actually required.That is, do people actually protest and vote. Probably not. jleyank 40 minutes ago “Nine missed meals from anarchy.” There’s a lot of armed people in the US so social unrest will be a problem if they ever get so angry that Fox News can’t trank them.
jleyank 40 minutes ago “Nine missed meals from anarchy.” There’s a lot of armed people in the US so social unrest will be a problem if they ever get so angry that Fox News can’t trank them.
This is only a bargaining chip until the robot workers come online. Once capital can fully replace labor it’s game over.
(And once the robots outpower the humans, you can’t even protest or overthrow your new overlords.)
Important to know when your cards must be played.
> No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call.
Maybe you’re right.
Maybe you’re wrong.
No point wasting money on UBI before it’s a problem. Let’s wait and see if UBI is actually required.
That is, do people actually protest and vote. Probably not.
“Nine missed meals from anarchy.” There’s a lot of armed people in the US so social unrest will be a problem if they ever get so angry that Fox News can’t trank them.