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just-a-dreamer- OP t1_jae6fpy wrote

Reply to comment by phriot in When will AI develop faster than white collar workers can reskill through education? by just-a-dreamer-

Good point.

If you didn't have to care about money, got your 4 walls covered and UBI, would you rather work or study further and do academic research?

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phriot t1_jae9xnr wrote

Not exactly what you asked, but as I sit here today, I feel like my ideal life would look something like: 2 days a week doing science of some kind, either academia or industry; 2 days a week working for a charity, likely either based around homelessness, nutrition, or education; no more than a 10 minute commute for either thing; 3 days a week, plus all the time gained from not commuting for spending time with my family, exercising, and doing hobbies.

(FWIW, I have a spouse and a house. One day we'll have kids. I'm not really in a place where I'd be satisfied with 4 walls, a UBI, and a subscription to Nature anymore.)

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just-a-dreamer- OP t1_jaebcg9 wrote

That's the problem with the concept of a post scarcity society. Who decides who gets to live in a house and who gets the 4 wall appartment?

Right now, money determines where and how you live. And money is tied to employment. Money is what makes people show up at work and do their job.

It will be interesting to see how we allocate scarce resources in the future. For, as not everybody can have a house, fewer can have a house at the beach and even fewer a mansion.

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