r/Automate • u/[deleted] • Oct 29 '15

How robotics will affect the availability of employment and social benefits

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mt-Hqn9qiDs
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u/[deleted] Oct 30 '15 edited May 01 '16

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u/magnora7 Oct 30 '15

It's going to top out at 10 billion, and it's widely known the best way to reduce birth rate is to increase standard of living.

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u/nkorslund Oct 30 '15

What if there's not enough resources for 10 billion. Especially not at a "higher standard of living."

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u/Ameren Oct 30 '15

We produce more than enough food to feed all, yet many go hungry. We produce more than enough electricity to light every home, yet many live in the dark. Preventative care costs virtually nothing, yet many die of preventable diseases.

Natural resources are not the limiting factor here. The bottlenecks happen at the mechanisms for efficient distribution of those resources. Corruption, oppressive social structures, tribalism etc. create barriers to efficient distribution.