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BassoeG t1_j52f1v7 wrote

The problem is, once robotics technology gets good enough to replace all jobs, police and military are included in that. And from what we’ve seen of the rich over the past few decades, does literally anyone think they wouldn’t prefer to simply massacre everyone with killbots over paying us?

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TheSecretAgenda t1_j5386jo wrote

The oligarchs are in a bit of a bind. They depend on the masses for labor. However, they also depend on the masses to consume what they make. So, impoverish the masses = no more profits for their companies.

Even companies that don't sell directly to the general public are still feeding their products to manufacturers and service provider that do.

I imagine that they will be short sighted and automate assuming the business down the street will provide the jobs, while the business down the street is believing the same thing about them. Circular firing squad.

Consumption by ordinary people is 70% of American GDP. Other that UBI or some new job category that I can't imagine what it would be capitalism will be in real trouble.

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p0rty-Boi t1_j55oice wrote

Oligarchs become regional despots controlling resources and enforcing their will through kill bots?

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Bruh_Moment10 t1_j5pcotj wrote

What if transportation and other such jobs are automated before military tech gets good. Where unemployment is massive but militaries aren’t automated yet.

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