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eshade94 t1_j6ik3tu wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in A McDonald’s location has opened in White Settlement, TX, that is almost entirely automated. Since it opened in December 2022, public opinion is mixed. Many are excited but many others are concerned about the impact this could have on millions of low-wage service workers. by Callitaloss

Well, yes? That's the idea behind post-scarcity. At a certain level of machine intelligence/automation, it's impossible to provide enough useful work for everyone in society. Hell, it's kinda impossible now, with how many bullshit jobs there are out there.

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[deleted] t1_j6ikpq3 wrote

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eshade94 t1_j6iky8t wrote

How so? What law of thermodynamics does post-scarcity violate?

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[deleted] t1_j6ilk48 wrote

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eshade94 t1_j6imrnw wrote

A large number of robots, yes. At a certain level in automation, most goods will be able to be produced without human effort involved. At which point, it doesn't make sense to require people to contribute to society in order to procure said goods.

There would obviously limits to how much one person can procure, as robots would not have infinite energy and matter, but post-scarcity never meant that all goods would be availably freely and cheaply, just most of them. The ones for our basic survival and a significant proportion of our other desires.

UBI would be the first step, and once implemented, the amount of UBI each person gets should continue to grow as automation and technology improves.

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