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To: Enlightened1
If robots and automation replace all jobs, then what are people going to do for money?

Well, I think there might be a bit of demand for creative works (music, arts, writings, etc) so perhaps a bit of resurgence there?

3 posted on 07/01/2014 10:31:39 AM PDT by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: OneWingedShark

There already is. Established artists are competing w/indies who publish digitally for .99-$3. People are so used to free eBooks, they now won’t spend more than $3 for a novel. Articles abound that while musicians sell digital downloads, albums aren’t selling. There’s a lot of free music available.

To become self-sustaining in the arts takes a lot of money for exposure. Writing, performing, whatever will become a good way to spend time, but it looks to me as though we will all be on some sort of basic dole. Can’t say I understand how that sort of economy will work.


7 posted on 07/01/2014 10:46:03 AM PDT by reformedliberal
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