Keep in mind we're not actually talking about farmers right now
We are talking about every industry that will have "productivity increases" due to AI tools
Which it seems might be every industry
It sure seems like we might be looking at a massive "productivity gain" across a ton of industries that is going to leave a whole shitload on people unemployed and franky
I'm a little worried about what that is going to mean
...And also leave the people who own companies that see those "productivity gains" massively richer, explicitly at the expense of the people who are now unemployed.
We are seeing in real time right now what happens when inequality grows too stark. The people at the top abuse their disproportionate financial power to capture the government, and then start ensuring that the government can never threaten their economic dominance, regardless of the consequences for the 90% of people who do not share in it.
There are a number of potential solutions to this. Many of them involve violence. Among the least violent are various forms of UBI.
We are talking about every industry that will have "productivity increases" due to AI tools
Which it seems might be every industry
It sure seems like we might be looking at a massive "productivity gain" across a ton of industries that is going to leave a whole shitload on people unemployed and franky
I'm a little worried about what that is going to mean