> You could run a super high valued company on just a handful of people, and society is just not ready for that.
Here is the hidden truth. So much of the current information sector is just daycare for grownups. Then there's a secret nucleus of people who actually do the real work. The secret to happy employment rests on being able to determine who's actually cutting lumber versus who's just playing dress-up.
If we want to gradually move towards a system of universal basic income, maybe we could help sell it by funneling larger sections of society into IT, and just give them a bullshit job where they can fingerpaint all day to get their paycheck. Eventually you can let them stop fingerpainting and just give them the paycheck.
> The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.
Here is the hidden truth. So much of the current information sector is just daycare for grownups. Then there's a secret nucleus of people who actually do the real work. The secret to happy employment rests on being able to determine who's actually cutting lumber versus who's just playing dress-up.
If we want to gradually move towards a system of universal basic income, maybe we could help sell it by funneling larger sections of society into IT, and just give them a bullshit job where they can fingerpaint all day to get their paycheck. Eventually you can let them stop fingerpainting and just give them the paycheck.
> The factory of the future will have only two employees, a man and a dog. The man will be there to feed the dog. The dog will be there to keep the man from touching the equipment.