The Future of Not Working
With almost 8 <i>BILLION</i> people on this planet soon, not everyone can meaningfully contribute to something that can't be done more efficiently by automation (which is also cheaper for everyone and easier on the environment) or done away with entirely. See [1], [2], [3] for examples from our not-so-distant past.<p>You just cannot expect everyone to "earn" money while expecting technological progress to continue unabated.<p>Don't want so many people? Mandate reversible sterilization at birth.<p>Don't want so many disgruntled and unemployed people? Endorse some form of guaranteed income, or incorporate basic housing, meals, healthcare and internet into the list of undeniable human rights.<p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamplighter" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamplighter</a><p>[2] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-boy" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link-boy</a><p>[3] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchboard_operator" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switchboard_operator</a>