yang2020official: berniesrevolution: “If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will
yang2020official: berniesrevolution: “If machines produce everything we need, 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.” - Stephen Hawking I couldn’t say it much better than this. Our current system and incentives are going to drive our society off of a cliff if we don’t figure this problem out -- source link