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Originally Posted by flatulentfox
SSanf, you preach this utopia of the world's majority populace not having to work, allowed to spend their time lounging and in pursuit of leisurely activities.
What about our current situation? Should we all walk away from jobs right now? If we do, won't we never reach this "utopia"? What is your proposal?
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No, it is going to be a natural progression. What you need to do now is to wrap your mind around the idea that the work ethic is not going to be what determines a person's value and personal worth in the near future. If you cannot incorporate that idea into your own value system, you will be at a distinct disadvantage to those who do. That stubborn clinging to ideas that don't work anymore are going to cause you and the people who depend on you unneeded hardship.
The jobs that need doing are declining as we speak and they will not come back. More and more jobs are going to be eliminated. That is an over all good because at last humanity is going to be able to enjoy true freedom.
The problem is that way too many people are intimidated by the very idea of real freedom. They will not know how to act or behave when freed. Some feel more secure being slaves than facing the perils of actually having the hours of their lives under their own control. They need task masters and think everyone should.
Some people will opt to work because they just plain like someone else giving structure to their lives. They want a boss. Others want to be a boss. There will be enough of them to do the work that is truly needed. And, they will receive rewards for making that choice.
Just as when the slaves were freed after the Civil War, some will not adapt and will act badly. They will be punished for their crimes, eliminated from society and the rest of humanity will get on with a new society with new perspectives and new values.
The transition from old to new values and lifestyle may be rough. There are always those who fight tooth and nail to resist change even when the change is clearly better and to their own benefit. That period of time is what we need to be prepared for.