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jleyanktoday at 3:02 PM2 repliesview on HN

No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call.


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theptiptoday at 3:27 PM

This is only a bargaining chip until the robot workers come online. Once capital can fully replace labor it’s game over.

(And once the robots outpower the humans, you can’t even protest or overthrow your new overlords.)

Important to know when your cards must be played.

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chrncirurptoday at 3:05 PM

> No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call.

Maybe you’re right.

Maybe you’re wrong.

No point wasting money on UBI before it’s a problem. Let’s wait and see if UBI is actually required.

That is, do people actually protest and vote. Probably not.

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