People act like this will be a huge benefit to quality of life but I don't see how it won't result in massive unemployment and underemployment, especially in this political climate where all social security and safety nets are being cut and eliminated.
Even worse, without use for them, they’re a liability. Having a boatload of now useless probably angry is a dangerous scenario. Peasant rebellion are rare, but too happen, particularly when starvation is on the table.
So the play will be to boil the frog so to say. Find a way to make it acceptable to get rid of these “extra” people without too much noise. Consider the current rhetoric around homeless people.
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People act like this will be a huge benefit to quality of life but I don't see how it won't result in massive unemployment and underemployment, especially in this political climate where all social security and safety nets are being cut and eliminated.
Exactly. If the political class no longer needs healthy, literate soldiers and workers, it's going to stop paying for them.
Even worse, without use for them, they’re a liability. Having a boatload of now useless probably angry is a dangerous scenario. Peasant rebellion are rare, but too happen, particularly when starvation is on the table.
So the play will be to boil the frog so to say. Find a way to make it acceptable to get rid of these “extra” people without too much noise. Consider the current rhetoric around homeless people.
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Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45704274