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S6 Ep20: Power and progress

VoxTalks Economics

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The Techno-Optimistic Vision of the Future

Darran: It's about replacing humans and disempowering humans. We should be concerned, but that concern should be translated into a positive agenda. I don't believe we're going to build better redistributive systems that could make up for the lack of income growth for the poor if we get rid of work. And third, I actually think that a society in which people don't work would be a dystopian one. How do we define our social networks, our sense of worth and belonging? In fact, and Michael Sandel is onto something here in the tyranny of merit as well.

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