On Tue, Jan 8, 2013 at 9:52 PM, Piaget Modeler <[email protected]>wrote:
> > Matt said: > > At some point, most people will not have any skills that a machine > couldn't do. We say we need a job to define ourselves, to give > ourselves a purpose in life. Yet if you give people a choice between > working their current job and not working but earning the same income, > most people would not work. A lot of people don't need to work > (children and retired) and it doesn't seem to bother them. > > Three points: > > 1. In which universe can an unemployed person earn the same income as > working on their current job? > Sweden I hear has something to that effect. > > 2. When will the global socialist legislation pass to allow displaced > humans to earn their regular wage? > In some socialist states can get enough money to get food, clothing and shelter. That's far more than available to prehistoric man for doing essentially nothing. A lot of people that work are spending their money on lots of things they wouldn't need to be if they lived at home, or had their own family farm. > 3. Even if prices of goods are reduced, if no one is working, they may > not be able to afford them. > > > It's not necessarily the case that "no one is working". People can still do their preferred things. For instance I'd be happy to have a plot of land, grow nuts, fruits, berries and vegetables, build boats etc as an enjoyable past time. It's like that guy in the youtube video was saying, the best future is the open-source DIY self-sustaining kind. Lots of self-sufficient eco-communities. > ~PM > > *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> > <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/5037279-a88c7a6d> | > Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription > <http://www.listbox.com> > ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
