Two thirds of Americans believe robots will soon perform most of the work done by humans while 80% believe their jobs will be unaffected.
So, what’s the plan? How do we earn a living in the robot age? Do the masses of unemployed go to war against the robots and bomb the corporations who make them?
“Australian company Fastbrick Robotics has developed a robot, the Hadrian X, that can lay 1,000 standard bricks in one hour – a task that would take two human bricklayers the better part of a day or longer to complete.”
“In a recent report, the World Economic Forum predicted that robotic automation will result in the net loss of more than 5m jobs across 15 developed nations by 2020, a conservative estimate.”
- The Guardian Jan 2017
As companies automate jobs their profits will rise so long as there are people able to buy the products they make. As purchasing power reduces are we going to see enclaves where the super rich reside on prime real estate, completely self contained and away from the mass populations who are forced to fend for themselves in the poorest and least productive parts of the country. The rich will take the coasts and the farmland where the robots work and leave the deserts to the rest – they are given Free State status where no taxes are collected and no welfare is provided.
The supers occasionally amuse themselves by going on hunting trips in the Free State to help keep down the risk of disease spreading to the US.
So, what’s the plan? How do we earn a living in the robot age? Do the masses of unemployed go to war against the robots and bomb the corporations who make them?
“Australian company Fastbrick Robotics has developed a robot, the Hadrian X, that can lay 1,000 standard bricks in one hour – a task that would take two human bricklayers the better part of a day or longer to complete.”
“In a recent report, the World Economic Forum predicted that robotic automation will result in the net loss of more than 5m jobs across 15 developed nations by 2020, a conservative estimate.”
- The Guardian Jan 2017
As companies automate jobs their profits will rise so long as there are people able to buy the products they make. As purchasing power reduces are we going to see enclaves where the super rich reside on prime real estate, completely self contained and away from the mass populations who are forced to fend for themselves in the poorest and least productive parts of the country. The rich will take the coasts and the farmland where the robots work and leave the deserts to the rest – they are given Free State status where no taxes are collected and no welfare is provided.
The supers occasionally amuse themselves by going on hunting trips in the Free State to help keep down the risk of disease spreading to the US.
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