Comments by "M R" (@emm_arr) on "BT to replace people with AI as up to 55,000 job cuts announced" video.

  1.  @ch0293  Universal basic income.
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  2.  @ascgazz  "Not everyone is equipped to do so." I think younger people are better equipped for this than their parents' generation.
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  3.  @ascgazz  "I was thinking more ..." Some people cope. Soe don't. It was ever thus. We'll be fine so long as people feel they can live meaningful lives.
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  4.  @ascgazz  "What about the elderly?" Box sets, zoom calls with the relatives and comfort toys for when they go senile.
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  5.  @ascgazz  "I can’t imagine what that means for mankind." I can. If it works, we'll have a post-scarcity system where everyone gets better healthcare than a 19th century king or queen and where we are more free than ever before to pursue our dreams.
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  6.  @laochen8869  Capitalism stops in its tracks if there are no consumers to drive demand.
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