The Socialist Case for Automating Our Jobs Away
Let robots do the drudge work. Give workers a basic income.
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5 min readMay 9, 2019
For decades, you’ve been told to fear automation. Robots are stealing factory jobs; self-checkouts are gutting the service sector; artificial intelligence will replace even the most skilled laborers with whip-smart algorithms. The economy will grow, but you’ll be out of work.