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CommonJoe posted...

Its the lack of solution for the "takes jobs" part thats troubling, and try as you might to deny it those pushing hardest for automation have zero concern for this issue.

Automation is the inevitable answer to a further growing population (as no amount of human labor could keep up with the needs of a population 4 or 5x our current numbers), but in doing so you also have to address how people will actually live. Not everybody can fix robots or code.

I honestly think UBI would be the best solution. We aren't going to get enough jobs for everyone, but rather give people the financial backing to either live a very basic life(I don't think UBI should cover much more than housing, food, and other basic necessities) or give them the breathing room to create their own income. We're at a point where selling yourself and your own work is easier than it's ever been, I'd love to encourage more and more of that.