2026-09-04 03:26 UTC
Why give them pointless jobs? Just give them the money.
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@TheFogan@programming.dev 2026-09-04 03:38
Agreed that’s trying to preserve the workaround, without fixing the problem. Problem is it doesn’t matter, the reality is, demand for jobs, and people who need to survive… isn’t a number guaranteed to match, and between automation, and wages falling so far behind inflation that many households need 2+ incomes just to keep the lights on, an unemployment problem is inevitable. If AI actually can cut enough jobs, that the number of jobs available, is less than the number of people who WANT to work, then all we need to do is make it so people don’t HAVE to work.