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originally posted by: enlightenedservant
a reply to: machineintelligence
Or we can adopt an economic model that doesn't require every individual go out & work their lives away at a job?
originally posted by: StoutBroux
I choose to support myself and not be dependent upon others to buy my food, pay for my utilities, housing, clothes, gasoline, beer, satellite TV, internet service etc.
I guess that's just me.
originally posted by: pl3bscheese
a reply to: onequestion
Participation trophies?
originally posted by: StoutBroux
originally posted by: enlightenedservant
a reply to: machineintelligence
Or we can adopt an economic model that doesn't require every individual go out & work their lives away at a job?
Is there any economic model you can use as an example? Please be specific. The only model I can see that fits your comment is welfare. That isn't self sustaining and will implode when too many choose to live by this economic model. SOMEBODY has to work. I'd love it if I didn't have to work but then, I choose to support myself and not be dependent upon others to buy my food, pay for my utilities, housing, clothes, gasoline, beer, satellite TV, internet service etc.
I guess that's just me.
originally posted by: Isurrender73
originally posted by: StoutBroux
I choose to support myself and not be dependent upon others to buy my food, pay for my utilities, housing, clothes, gasoline, beer, satellite TV, internet service etc.
I guess that's just me.
What happens when technology can provide all of those things for you without working?
Someday we will have Robot Repair men, repairing the robot workers. Probably not in our life, but shouldn't we develop a model that takes these things into consideration?
Maybe a model of GDP to work hours to fairly distribute the work not accomplished by technology.
I like the Jetsons economic model. 3 hours a day 3 days a week. Those 9 hour work weeks were tough on good old George Jetson.
originally posted by: ugmold
a reply to: machineintelligence
At least young people can still live with their Mom and Pop, try being 60, not as able bodied as you once were making job choice even slimmer and nobody wants to hire you.
Time for some kind of New Deal.