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1. zug_zug · 1790775034 · focus · HN ↗

   And my great great grandpa thought horses would lose all their jobs to cars. And they all did and it was never the same again.

   There’s no quick answers, but intuitively I think we all get that the % of jobs not doable by AI and robotics approaches 0 over time.

   1. Pet_Ant · 1790775286 · focus · HN ↗

      Worse, it was just almost all horses. There are a few in Central Park pulling tourists and that’s enough for the Pollyanna’s to point to and go “See! We’ll be fine!”

      1. ForHackernews · 1790775417 · focus · HN ↗

         Presumably you are a human, not a horse, yes? Presumably there is more to your life than dragging around carts all day every day?

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         1. 0c3ca83 · 1790776427 · focus · HN ↗

            If you're not economically useful, what pressure would you be able to bring against the government and it's drone-based police force if it does things you don't like? General strikes don't work in a world with no human labor needed.

            Iran recently shot thousands to tens of thousands of its own people when they protested. If a sociopath were in power, what would stop them?

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