▲ | atmosx 2 days ago | |
You're reaching from another, very narrowly scoped angle, but that's a wider problem with technology and automation. The economists since mid-20th century are talking about the UBI (universal basic income) to fight this problem: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_basic_income (wikipedia link) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22eQ9iLBfY4 (Varoufakis explains the concept very well) Of course, that's easier said than done a non-fully, air-gaped controlled economy. | ||
▲ | tuatoru 2 days ago | parent [-] | |
Most economists are of the belief that our wants are infinite, and there will be an endless stream of new services for which we will pay, once AI makes existing goods and services cheap. IOW we will all become meditation gurus and lifetyle consultants and personal shoppers and perform other services that only the very wealthy can afford right now. |