alt Hacker NewsWhen no work is safe from mechanization, surely the value of labor wrt capital must fall, and the societal pressure on redistribution will rise. The ultimate outcome of technological progress is either extreme inequality or massive redistribution
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bluefirebrand • yesterday at 11:40 PM
> the societal pressure on redistribution will rise.
And then we'll see if the wealthy and powerful people will just send automated killer drones after the poors, because culling us would be more preferable than sharing their wealth
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I feel like by the time the societal pressure starts rising in any major way, it won't matter anymore. By that point, the people who will profit will become gods with a prepared response for every action the lower classes could take.