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I was more asking "how would those people pay the bills in a world where their services aren't required and there is no support system?" But yeah, I agree with you, from what I gathered of your opinion - ideally, in a highly mechanized world, we'd support the portion of the population that doesn't need to/can't work, and they'd be free to better themselves and others. Kind of like how the Federation from Star Trek runs, I guess. Everyone gets food and a house, but if, say, you show a lot of scientific aptitude, you could also get a lab. Or if you're really good at horticulture, you could afford a vinyard. Or if you help maintain the factory robots, you'd get paid and could afford a slightly better house... etc.
It's way too Utopian, I know, but I like it better than the vision of a very wealthy few buying bigger and bigger yachts while all the would-be manual laborers starve.
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[–] FPSFairy 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
I was more asking "how would those people pay the bills in a world where their services aren't required and there is no support system?" But yeah, I agree with you, from what I gathered of your opinion - ideally, in a highly mechanized world, we'd support the portion of the population that doesn't need to/can't work, and they'd be free to better themselves and others. Kind of like how the Federation from Star Trek runs, I guess. Everyone gets food and a house, but if, say, you show a lot of scientific aptitude, you could also get a lab. Or if you're really good at horticulture, you could afford a vinyard. Or if you help maintain the factory robots, you'd get paid and could afford a slightly better house... etc.
It's way too Utopian, I know, but I like it better than the vision of a very wealthy few buying bigger and bigger yachts while all the would-be manual laborers starve.
[–] cynoclast [S] 1 point 0 points 1 point (+1|-1) ago
Don't be afraid to be a dreamer. If we have no vision to march toward we'll let others tell us where to go.