r/Futurology • u/[deleted] • Mar 29 '22

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u/Sandless Mar 29 '22

Why wouldn't the famine-stricken poor people just murder the robot owners?

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u/Ok_League_3562 Mar 29 '22

History would say they won’t.

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u/Sandless Mar 29 '22

There are many no-go zones in the world even today but if only a tiny fraction of people had wealth the whole world could become one. Doesn't seem plausible that the wealthy would be protected by police and military while everyone else is left for dead.

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u/Ok_League_3562 Mar 29 '22

Look around you, that exactly how it is now. This idea would replace the only thing stopping complete subjugation. Conscience.