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461. How to Stop Worrying and Love the Robot Apocalypse

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The Problem of Lack of Labor, the Problem of Overseasing Work

Technology is spectacular and it's going to have momentous impacts, but they're unfolding gradually. The problem that creates is a huge distributional challenge. If labor is no longer scarce, what claim do you have on the assets of that society? And i think work should be venerated to some degree. It gives people identity, gives them structure. It gives them purpose. I mean, this is what the calvinists have always told us. But how do we know this is true?...

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