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thomblake comments on What jobs are safe in an automated future? - Less Wrong Discussion

9 Post author: PuyaSharif 11 January 2012 08:48PM

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Comment author: thomblake 12 January 2012 03:00:13PM 3 points [-]

Assuming no singularity beforehand, the point at which we collectively decide that everyone gets a good quality of life provided for them without having to work for it will probably come long after the point at which it is warranted.

Indeed, there are plenty of people who think we're already way past the point at which it's warranted.