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    221 year ago

    The thing is we already live in that world. Labour saving automation is all around us but we work as hard as ever. My generation witnessed the arrival of the two parent income, women entered the workplace in order to afford better housing and foreign holidays. The result? More expensive housing and latchkey kids.

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      1 year ago

      Are you surprised? The more efficient machines become, the harder humans will need to work to compete.

      Edit: People are downvoting this as if it was something I wanted. It just seems like reality to me.

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        71 year ago

        That’s the problem with capitalism and competition in capitalism. Everyone competes to maximize cost savings and profit.

        I don’t know of a solution but this ain’t it.

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          21 year ago

          That’s the worst part isn’t it. You see all these problems but I have no idea what to do about it. Even theoretical solutions don’t hold up, let alone practical limitations.

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            21 year ago

            There are solutions. But no fast ones without violence, and no long ones that won’t come too late.