So a robot takes his job: who feeds and houses him? Or is he supposed to just go down a few rungs on the job ladder and take a worse job robots can’t currently do?

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nosioptar 14 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

Option c: grind him up and mix him in with hamburger. Society saves money on his pension/housing/etc and consumers save a bit on their grocery bill.

Didn't Paul Wolfowitz say something about how there will be no more poverty once we eat all the poor?

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swat535 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

A better question would be: why do we have a society where the elderly have to work to survive and get their basic needs met?

	▲	nkrisc 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		That’s also a good question, but ultimately a separate one. My point is that replacing people with robots before answering your question is irresponsible.