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Have you thought of “technological unemployment,” where machines take all our jobs?
The outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.
Here is an example via Business Insider or 3D Printing of Bridges in Amsterdam
Have you thought of “technological unemployment,” where machines take all our jobs?
The outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.
Here is an example via Business Insider or 3D Printing of Bridges in Amsterdam
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