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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.
attackpanda11 t1_ja94ajb wrote
Reply to comment by IluvBsissa in "But what would people do when all jobs get automated ?" Ask the Aristocrats. by IluvBsissa
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.