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attackpanda11 t1_ja8xick wrote

Reply to comment by IluvBsissa in "But what would people do when all jobs get automated ?" Ask the Aristocrats. by IluvBsissa

That takes care of leisure but food and shelter IRL is still a necessity and it all requires energy. Pod life is dramatically more efficient but still not quite post-scarcity.

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IluvBsissa OP t1_ja8z3yy wrote

For instance, there is one million empty homes in France. And 300 000 hobos. See the problem here ?

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IluvBsissa OP t1_ja8yeae wrote

We don't need "infinite resources" for that. We just need better resource management, something Americans are terrible at, that's why they consume so much more and enjoy so much less (healthcare, education, energy, housing...) this is why culture is important, for it teaches you how to optimize what you already have. Also, stop making children I guess ?

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attackpanda11 t1_ja94ajb wrote

That's kind of my point. Automation of labor doesn't fix these issues. I love vr but even full dive doesn't fix these issues. These technologies often get touted as the gateway to Utopia but we likely already have all of the technology needed to create some level of Utopia today. The biggest obstacles seem to be efficiency, distribution and sociology.

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IluvBsissa OP t1_ja99g4h wrote

Automation of labor destroys the dogma that you need to work to have the right for a decent living. It will completely change our culture. Look at the Zoomers, they think leisure is more important than work. Now imagine generation Alpha...IMO our global culture will be completely different by 2050.

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