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LibertyLizard t1_ivrh443 wrote

Reply to comment by TheRealCaptainZoro in A study found that people perceive that robots are replacing human jobs at a greater rate than they actually are. Only 14% of workers say they’ve had their job replaced by a robot. Workers who had been supplanted by a robot estimated that 47% of all jobs have been lost to robots. by Brave_Cycle_8745

As long as the value created by those tools is shared equitably. But we all know it won’t be.

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Skinny-Fetus t1_ivth45a wrote

Regardless of automation, nothing has ever been divided equally so that's too high a bar. Still, on a macro scale and time you'd expect robots would be a benefit since we are producing more goods for cheaper.

But in the short term it might not be cuz society may need time to adjust. Currently most people work and get paid for their work directly. Those who don't work, suffer. This is entirely different to how people would get paid in a mostly automated society. Such a society unlike any other in human history would not be doing most of its own work. Meaning if they benefit from this work they would do so for doing nothing to contribute to it. The same people who did not work and suffered for it, would now be the norm and have to benefit for doing nothing to contribute to their benefits. That's a massive shift.

I my head while society evolves to this new reality we will have a short time period where non workers being the norm will be combined with the traditional system of such people being punished. So you end up with a short time period where the average person is suffering cuz of automation

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DTFH_ t1_ivur8g6 wrote

so like those in the 50s who thought their technological boom would give them their dreamed of Jetsons world? I think its more likely that will never occur for the worker as the global belt on resources tightens which will just ramp up instability. I love the dream but i'd have to be asleep.

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Skinny-Fetus t1_ivuutrj wrote

>so like those in the 50s who thought their technological boom would give them their dreamed of Jetsons world?

Yes actually, just without the exaggeration. If someone in the 50s thought the technology boom would lead to the best time in human history in terms of lifespans, quality of life, peace, food security, medicine and much more, they were right.

About the world running out of resources, ya that does make me a bit pessimistic. Cuz hypothetically you would expect the earth to run out of resources at some point. I'm just not sure how close this is cuz most important reosurces like food production per capita is at its highest in history. But tbh I don't know much about other stuff.

But I would guess we would have to start getting resources off earth cuz id assume they would get scarce at some point if not soon.

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