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Ind.ie (indie@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 15-Mar-2018 08:34:37 EDT Ind.ie

‘Stephen Hawking’s final words to the internet: robots aren’t the problem, capitalism is’
“If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution.”
https://boingboing.net/2018/03/14/brief-history-of-class-war.html
Also on our radar: https://forum.ind.ie/t/stephen-hawkings-final-words-to-the-internet-robots-arent-the-problem-capitalism-is/2078
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  “If machines produce everything we need, the outcome will depend on how things are distributed. Everyone can enjoy a life of luxurious leisure if the machine-produced wealth is shared, or most people can end up miserably poor if the machine-owners successfully lobby against wealth redistribution. So far, the trend seems to be toward the second option, with technology driving ever-increasing inequality.”

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