[traverseda]

I'd be more worried about the implicit power imbalance. It's not what can humans provide for each-other, it's what can humans provide for a handful of ultra-wealthy oligarchs.

[jordwest]

Yeah, from the perspective of the ultra-wealthy us humans are already pretty worthless and they'll be glad to get rid of us.

But from the perspective of a human being, an animal, and the environment that needs love, connection, mutual generosity and care, another human being who can provide those is priceless.

I propose we break away and create our own new economy and the ultra-wealthy can stay in their fully optimised machine dominated bunkers.

Sure maybe we'll need to throw a few food rations and bags of youthful blood down there for them every once in a while, but otherwise we could live in an economy that works for humanity instead.

[xeonmc]

Charlie Chaplin's speech is more relevant now than ever before:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7GY1Xg6X20

[vkou]

The thing that the ultra-wealthy desire above all else is power and privilege, and they won't be getting either of that in those bunkers.

They sure as shit won't be content to leave the rest of us alone.

[visarga]

> It's not what can humans provide for each-other, it's what can humans provide for a handful of ultra-wealthy oligarchs.

You can definitely use AI and automation to help yourself and your family/community rather than the oligarchs. You set the prompts. If AI is smart enough to do your old job, it is also smart enough to support you be independent.