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elzbardico ◴[] No.43936303[source]
Why do we think this is a good thing without socialism? I am not a fan of socialism, but with the level of automation we are reaching, do we really want to be ruled by our incel tech-bro overlords, living out of UBI, in a permanently bi-strated society without even the illusion of social mobility and democracy we have nowadays?
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nancyminusone ◴[] No.43937552[source]
Social system aside, I'd say being a human worker mindlessly shoving boxes into other boxes all day is no fit way to live.

Just like how it was bad to have kids crawling around in the textile factories back in the day.

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1. bigstrat2003 ◴[] No.43938890[source]
> Social system aside, I'd say being a human worker mindlessly shoving boxes into other boxes all day is no fit way to live.

I agree with you. And yet, the people who are working those jobs are doing so because they need them to get by, not for funsies. They will not be better off if they lose that job and there's no income stream to replace it. The two must go hand in hand or you're just ruining people's lives.