I think the problem is that we're stuck in a mindset that worked well in an era that is now ending, where societies needed a large amount of labour to maintain themselves, and any improvements to efficiency didn't lead to reduced work requirements, but to increased standards of living.
We are now at a point where we are becoming so efficient, by means of automation, that a developed society just doesn't need as many work hours from every member as it used to.
At some point, we will have to face the reality that not every member of society has to, or will even be able to provide value to society, because at some point, whether in five years or in five decades, AI-controlled robots will just be cheaper and better at most repetitive tasks, specially stationary ones.
So unless we want to 100% of people to be programmers and engineers, there's not really any alternative to letting go of this antiquated notion that everyone needs a job. That's what machines will be for, after all.
Whether we end up with some sort of UBI, or abandon the concept of money entirely, who knows. Different places will probably try different models and time will tell what works best.
It's just so weird how we can look at this future where machines do everything for us and think "but how will I find a job".
We wouldn't worry about finding a job if society didn't force us to do so. I'm perfectly capable of filling my time with unpaid activities, but very few of us can imagine a (jobless) future where doing such a thing will result in decent standard of living.
Ah yes, The Star Trek future where Humanity seeks to improve itself.
I'm all for that.
If we are lucky we can enjoy something of that life when we get older but really the philosophy is carpe diem.
The Buddhist philosophies suggest that our reality is a stream (of).
Each day is like a stream or river, one can never dip their (proverbial) foot in the same river twice.
I found a quote:
No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.
Heraclitus
So, my code friend. There is no time like the present to be.
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I think the problem is that we're stuck in a mindset that worked well in an era that is now ending, where societies needed a large amount of labour to maintain themselves, and any improvements to efficiency didn't lead to reduced work requirements, but to increased standards of living.
We are now at a point where we are becoming so efficient, by means of automation, that a developed society just doesn't need as many work hours from every member as it used to.
At some point, we will have to face the reality that not every member of society has to, or will even be able to provide value to society, because at some point, whether in five years or in five decades, AI-controlled robots will just be cheaper and better at most repetitive tasks, specially stationary ones.
So unless we want to 100% of people to be programmers and engineers, there's not really any alternative to letting go of this antiquated notion that everyone needs a job. That's what machines will be for, after all.
Whether we end up with some sort of UBI, or abandon the concept of money entirely, who knows. Different places will probably try different models and time will tell what works best.
It's just so weird how we can look at this future where machines do everything for us and think "but how will I find a job".
We wouldn't worry about finding a job if society didn't force us to do so. I'm perfectly capable of filling my time with unpaid activities, but very few of us can imagine a (jobless) future where doing such a thing will result in decent standard of living.
Ah yes, The Star Trek future where Humanity seeks to improve itself.
I'm all for that.
If we are lucky we can enjoy something of that life when we get older but really the philosophy is carpe diem.
The Buddhist philosophies suggest that our reality is a stream (of).
Each day is like a stream or river, one can never dip their (proverbial) foot in the same river twice.
I found a quote:
So, my code friend. There is no time like the present to be.