Without jobs, and living off of whatever state based support, what leverage will the jobless have in society? How easy will it be to simply dismiss and ignore this economically disenfranchised cohort? To forcefully abuse them if it’s politically convenient? To completely prevent them from moving economic class. It certainly won’t be a clean jump to Star Trek “utopia”.
And beyond that of course are AI apocalypse scenarios. With machines increasingly running the world, what leverage will humanity have over it?
TBF that’s kinda what I meant by poverty and slums, that’s not the outcome of a demographic that has any semblance of power in their political/economic system.
It comes down to ownership as it always has. If the thing taking all the jobs is owned by a handful of people, it will only benefit them ultimately. If it’s owned by the many, the outcome for the many is improved.
Americans need to quickly get over a lot of brainwashing for us to stand a chance of the good end though
I think the threat is greater still.
Without jobs, and living off of whatever state based support, what leverage will the jobless have in society? How easy will it be to simply dismiss and ignore this economically disenfranchised cohort? To forcefully abuse them if it’s politically convenient? To completely prevent them from moving economic class. It certainly won’t be a clean jump to Star Trek “utopia”.
And beyond that of course are AI apocalypse scenarios. With machines increasingly running the world, what leverage will humanity have over it?
TBF that’s kinda what I meant by poverty and slums, that’s not the outcome of a demographic that has any semblance of power in their political/economic system.
It comes down to ownership as it always has. If the thing taking all the jobs is owned by a handful of people, it will only benefit them ultimately. If it’s owned by the many, the outcome for the many is improved.
Americans need to quickly get over a lot of brainwashing for us to stand a chance of the good end though