• starchylemming@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    would a society like that likely seek population reduction so the kings with their automated servants have more individual space?

    once they have no more use for you, what happenes if you are in the way?

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      1 day ago

      bloatligarchs will still ensure a world in which their wealth/ownership is perpetually increasing. right now that’s going on through robbing the taxpayer. they buy holdings in defense/military conglomerates, the government calls it a matter of “national security,” throws billions of (our) dollars at said industries, invades countries, and prices for those stocks skyrocket

      yes, your kids may die, but that’s a sacrifice they fucking nut over making

      https://www.icij.org/investigations/windfalls-war/us-contractors-reap-windfalls-post-war-reconstruction-0/

      i honestly can’t say what would happen in a world where any work being done is done by AI/robots–i can only guarantee you that the people at the top will do whatever it takes to stay that way, and not let anyone else in the club