• Bazoogle@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    And where do those data centers get their money? Without end customers to sell to, there is no markets. If all jobs are taken by robots, then people will not have work and will not get paychecks to buy stuff. Basically the only option is true socialism and everyone just gets their government checks. But I also don’t really see that happening

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      3 hours ago

      You’re still stuck on the actual physicality of normal trade.

      These fuckers are making shit up and selling moon farts

      • village604@adultswim.fan
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        3 hours ago

        They’re not making shit up. Purchasing future production is a very common thing. Shit, tons of Etsy shops operate like that.

        Money is a representation of the value of human labor. It’s how people can trade their work for the products of other people’s work without having to directly trade specific items.

        The ultra wealthy see money as a vehicle for power over the masses, because people need to work to live. They’re not hoarding that much wealth just to be able to buy expensive stuff.

        If all human labor is replaced with robots, then they lose all of that power. If human labor holds no value, then neither does money.